As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a broken gate mechanism at a Georgia-Pacific railroad crossing, with personnel flagging traffic during train movements.

Broken railroad crossing gate slows traffic

I want to let you know we got a broken gate mechanism at the. Georgia-Pacific crossing. I'll be out there flagging traffic. Over. All right, you'll be out there flagging traffic. Once we get there, we're going to reach in there and grab a car, and then once we set up a main, we got to roll out our train box, so we'll need you to flag. We'll need you to flag it in. I got that. Okay, yeah, I can be out there for both instances.

I want to let you know we got a broken gate mechanism at the.

All right, you'll be out there flagging traffic.

Once we get there, we're going to reach in there and grab a car, and then once we set up a main, we got to roll out our train box, so

Okay, yeah, I can be out there for both instances.

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers received a possible crash alert on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Dancing Creek between mile markers 56 and 57, with coordinates plotted near a nearby residence. Units searched the roadway and surrounding area, including nearby trails, but no vehicle or patient was found during the broadcast. A separate report of a weak 66-year-old man unable to walk was also discussed at a nearby address.

Search after crash alert on Blue Ridge Parkway

Yes, ma'am. I know you said watch out for the accident explosion. Could you repeat that for us, please? Dancing Creek. It's between mile marker 56 and 57. Call a call. Need unit to respond (number withheld) Barrington Drive, (number withheld) Barrington Drive for a 66 year old male, very weak, not able to walk. First dispatch 1545. 66. Okay. Can you call Lynchburg and see if they can help us with that call, please? Okay. Three seven Amherst. Go ahead. I'm in the area of mile marker 56 now. Did we get any additional information or are we still working off of just that iPhone alert? Just the alert. It did send an update, but it was the same coordinates. Does that have it sitting right on the road? Because we've got four-wheeling trails in this general area that run pretty far off the road. It's plotted at (number withheld) Blue Ridge Parkway, (number withheld) Blue Ridge Parkway, which shows on the road. 10-4, thank you. Amherst Squad 34 is in the area. 10-4, the text message did say to search area extending at least 10 meters in all directions. Amherst Squad 34, search area for mile marker 58. 10-4. Three seven Amherst, I made it all the way to 57 with nothing seen. I'm going to continue down to 58 and then turn around for another pass. Ten four. Medic three seven, we have not seen anything from our direction from 130 to 12 right now. Ten four, thank you.

Yes, ma'am. I know you said watch out for the accident explosion.

Need unit to respond (number withheld) Barrington Drive, (number withheld) Barrington Drive for a 66 year old male, very weak, not able to walk.

Can you call Lynchburg and see if they can help us with that call, please?

Did we get any additional information or are we still working off of just that iPhone alert?

Just the alert. It did send an update, but it was the same coordinates.

Does that have it sitting right on the road? Because we've got four-wheeling trails in this general area that run pretty far off the road.

(number withheld) Blue Ridge Parkway, (number withheld) Blue Ridge Parkway, which shows on the road.

10-4, the text message did say to search area extending at least 10 meters in all directions.

Three seven Amherst, I made it all the way to 57 with nothing seen.

I'm going to continue down to 58 and then turn around for another pass.

Medic three seven, we have not seen anything from our direction from 130 to 12 right now.

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