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Calling about someone (else) trapped in
a vehicle. |
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| Q1:
Where are you calling from? |
| Q2:
Where is the vehicle? |
| Q3:
Is the car in deep, fast-moving water? |
| Q4:
Is the victim's vehicle floating? If so,
what direction? |
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If the trapped victim IS
in deep, fast-moving water - especially
if water is getting into the vehicle and
the victim feels their life is threatened: |
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Tell the caller... |
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Have the person in the
car try to open a side window, or break
it out with a shoe or some other solid
object.
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Try to find a flotation
device of some sort in your vehicle,
or theirs. If nothing else is available,
tell them to use a jacket or shirt to
trap air, and create their own makeshift
flotation device.
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Have them exit their
car carefully and try to make it over
to dry ground, reminding them to keep
hold of the flotation device.
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Follow along if they
get swept downstream, but DO
NOT go into the water after
them on your own.
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If you have a rope or
a long power cord, take it along as you
follow, and wait for the opportunity to
use it safely.
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If the trapped victim IS
NOT in deep, fast-moving water, or floating
away: |
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Tell the caller... |
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We are sending the fire
department. Go to a safe place near where
the people are trapped, and be prepared
to guide firefighters to the scene. Advise
the victims to stay in their car.
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DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER TO TRY TO HELP THE VICTIM
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Flood Card "A" |
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