Flood Call 612
Caller wants to know where sandbagging volunteers are needed, and the operator tells him to call the EOC in 10 minutes.
| Date | April 18th 1997, 10:33 pm |
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| Duration | 223 seconds |
| Channel | 25 |
| Direction | incoming call |
| Abstract By | Christina Phipps |
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Transcript
The following transcript was automatically generated, and has not been reviewed for accuracy. It may contain errors.
there's a hole and you tell them what dike. Can you tell them what dike has a hole? Yeah,
hold on. 911? Yes, good afternoon or good evening. I've got what appears to be a very
drunk driver following me down University Avenue. He's almost rear-ended me twice, he's
all over the street. Okay, which way are you going? I'm going west on University Avenue,
I'm just passing Hamlin right now. Okay, on broadcast it's the U and D units. I'm not
sure if they're going to be able to even get to the area. We have emergency evacuation
going on with the flood. I'm going to go ahead and broadcast to give a vehicle description.
It's an older model Ford pickup, about an 88, 89 right in there. Okay, caller? Pardon?
I can't tell, it's dark, I think it's a grey or some kind of grey. Okay, I'll get
it broadcasted, okay? Okay, thank you. Can you hold? Yep. Okay. Police Department, can
you hold? Police Department, please hold. Police Department, please hold. Police Department,
please hold. Can I help you? Yeah, what's the emergency operations center's number? It's
746-2685, give them about 10 minutes, they're evacuating and just setting up a new phone
line. Okay. Alright? Yep, bye. Mom? Yeah? Okay. For the size of the whole of the East
Elmore dike, mayor has come across and asked for voluntary evacuation of the city. Yep.
I've had me scared to death. I've been trying to reach you for two hours. I know. Hi,
Danny, I'm Danny Brittany. Okay, everyone's okay? Yep. Okay. Um, Craig's here with me,
um, they've evacuated the PD. They just got it set up on campus, we're gonna be at, uh,
plant services, plant services. Where are you now? I'm still downtown. When are you,
when are you gonna get to plant services? Well, hopefully pretty soon, they, we're just
waiting for the lines to finally pick up their there over there, so hopefully we'll be leaving
here in 10 to 15 minutes. Where are you leaving downtown? It's kind of based on flooding,
and the streets are all flooded down here. Okay, what about Aunt Dorothy? Um, she, her
area hasn't been evacuated, but we're getting water all from the Central Park area. Okay.
We have two feet of water coming in. Okay. So, um, Craig's here with the blazer, cause
I had him quit doing whatever he was doing to get here. Hold on, please. Lisa, can I
help you? Uh, I was just wondering where the highest need for sandbaggers would be right
now. Um, can you call back in about 10 minutes? The EOC is just setting up a new headquarters
ahead to evacuate. Okay. Alright, thanks. Bye. Mom? Yeah, okay. I guess I'm just worried
about you guys out there. Okay. If I can leave, I don't know, I don't know if we should just
unplug our freezer and let everything go, turn off our breakers, or, I don't know what
to do. Um, let me ask Dad. Kristin doesn't know what to do. If she should, uh, turn off
our breakers at the house, or turn off everything or what, what should she do? Police Department.
Police Department. Hello, is this the EOC? Uh, no, the EOC is setting up a new headquarters.
I'll be ready in about 10 minutes. Okay, thank you. Yep.
Okay. Yeah? Uh, just a second.
Police Department, call Mom back, I just got her. Hello?