Flood Call 614
Caller wishes to know if he has reached the EOC, but the operator tells him to try again in 10 minutes.
| Date | April 18th 1997, 10:34 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 in East Elmore dike. East Elmore dike has a hole? Yeah, hold on. 9-1-1.
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, so which way are you going? I'm going west on University Avenue. I'm just
passing Hamlin right now. Okay, I'm broadcasted to 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? Caller of it?
I can't tell, it's dark. I think it's a gray or two-toned gray. Okay, I'll get it broadcasted,
okay? Okay, thank you. 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 7462685. Give them about 10 minutes. They're evacuating and just setting up a
fire. Okay. Alright. Yep, bye. Mom? Yes. Okay. Yes. This is the size of a hole in the
east Elmore dike. This is what mayor has come across and asked for a 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. I didn't ask for anything. Okay, everyone's okay? Yep. Okay. Um, Kirk's here
with me. Um, they've evacuated the PD. They just got it set up on campus. We're going
to be at, uh, plant services. Plant services. Where are you now? I'm still downtown. When
are you going to get plant services? Well, hopefully pretty soon. We're just waiting
for the lines to finally pick up. They're over there, so hopefully we'll be leaving
here in 10 to 15 minutes. Why are you leaving downtown? Because it's 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, Kirk's here with the blazer because
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, the highest need for sandbaggers would be right
now, even if you have one. Can you call back in about 10 minutes? The EOC is just setting
up a new headquarters they had to evacuate. Okay. All right, 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. Let me ask Dad. Christine doesn't know what to do
if she should, uh, turn off her 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 and we're ready in about 10 minutes. Okay, thanks. Yep.
Okay. Yeah? Uh, just a second.
Police Department, call Mom back, I just asked her.
Hello?