[Traffic Cam & Scanner] Pier collapse response on Seattle waterfront

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Күн бұрын

On September 13th, 2020, a section of Pier 58 collapsed while it was being removed, sending at least two construction workers into the water. Based on early reports, it appears that the large waterfront fountain plunged into the water, along with surrounding portions of the pier.
Two workers were transported to Harborview in stable condition.
This video shows the initial police and fire response to the incident, including radio traffic from both the police and fire departments. I recorded the fire audio live, and added the police audio later based on the video timestamps. It might not be exact, but it's close.
News story: www.kuow.org/stories/pier-col...
Picture 1 (0:00 - 0:06) by Chanilim714 via wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterfr...)
Picture 2 (0:07 - 0:13) from the Seattle Fire Dept Twitter ( / 1305289354462416896 )
Overhead video (5:21 & 5:43) from Twitter user @KeltonTemby ( / keltontemby ) - used with permission (thanks!)

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@absea7918 3 жыл бұрын

Glad the City shut down the pier last month when issues were detected. Good to hear that the two workers who dropped in the water with the pier are recovering well. This could have been so much worse.

@SeattleTrafficCams 3 жыл бұрын

It really could have! Imagine if it had been a regular summer day, packed with tourists...

@g-bgcg 3 жыл бұрын

Can you imagine no police, no firefighters, no first responders when something like this happens? I can’t. Thank you for all that you responders!!!

@larryhinze9314 3 жыл бұрын

Well, it is Seattle. They will defund everything but the coffee shops...then get pissed off and rip some historic statues out of the ground.

@katzgar Жыл бұрын

@@larryhinze9314 meth troll

@user-sh1ec7js4i 8 ай бұрын

soon you will. us turn to communism.

@timgraham5240 3 жыл бұрын

good work! shout out to the first responders, you know, the guys who run towards trouble instead of causing it...

@777noirkat 3 жыл бұрын

These communications reveal the competent professional teamwork we can be proud of whoever you vote for- Thanks

@Rottnwoman 2 жыл бұрын

And the incompetent maintenance that caused it!

@penelopelgoss2520 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the quick dispatch and arrival of First Responders. I'm happy to know it wasn't as bad as first thought and all will recover from their injuries!!!

@D0CI87PC 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome Public Safety response. It's always amazing, humbling and comforting when you see the world roll. thank you all for what you do.

@urbanrewilding8003 3 жыл бұрын

Glad thousands of people weren’t trying to get on their cruise ship. Amazing response from the emergency personnel.

@gwenreader6631 3 жыл бұрын

Crazy. Like we don’t have enough going on.

@HighwayLand Жыл бұрын

Impressive response! It would take an hour to get a response like that where I live. Seattle should be thankful for the crews that they have!

@jamielancaster01 3 жыл бұрын

You don’t see that everyday - 4 tiller trucks in one place!

@SeattleTrafficCams 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it was a tight squeeze for some of them!

@morticiaaddams7866 3 жыл бұрын

So glad you caught this! That overhead shot was great!

@SeattleTrafficCams 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I saw the overhead video on twitter, and all the news agencies were asking if they could use it, so I figured I might as well ask too and he said sure 😀

@sharakirkby2744 3 жыл бұрын

Great response. Bravo first responders!

@das_freddi7407 Жыл бұрын

One thing that bothers me as a Emergency Responder from Germany is the parking of the apperatus. Everything that arrives in this video is just stopping anywhere.. ambulances, engines, ladders, commands, police, seems to be chaos.. in Germany we try to sort vehicles on arrival. Usually when many vehicles arrive there is one parking place or huge road near the scene the designated "Stand-By-Area" and we call the vehicles individually. Ambulances usually have their designated area to have a secure exit-path for quick runs to the hospital, in this video there are some ambulances blockes by ladders, engines and stuff, how will they get out in time?

@SeattleTrafficCams Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's fair. They did leave a transportation corridor for the ambulances that were going to transport, but if they'd needed more units they would have been blocked in. Thanks for watching!

@wolphin732 Жыл бұрын

The abulance cooridor was ful of ambulances, the first in the row would get a patient and headout, with the 2nd then being clear to travel from what I saw. I do agree they could have staged better, but without a fire, it was mostly they needed the crew not the rigs.

@kylegonzalez5842 Жыл бұрын

In America we don’t wait around but thanks for the advice

@schmal911 5 ай бұрын

1. this is was in the middle of a major urban city built on a steep hill. there is literally no single "parking place or huge road" where this would work. 2. the main camera angle is zoomed in making the vehicles look like they're closer parked than they appear 3. notice how all the police cars stopped on the right and fire vehicles pulled up left closer to the scene. these guys know how to work an incident in their city.

@billdouglas6561 3 жыл бұрын

Boy , talk about sending in the cavalry !!!!!

@unknown243 3 жыл бұрын

When the automated service started listing off the dispatches....holy cow...that list goes for ever

@ChristIsRisen33 3 жыл бұрын

Man that would suck...just doing your job, all the sudden you're injured in the water.

@SeattleTrafficCams 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, and I'm sure it was a crappy work day to begin with due to the low air quality / smoke.

@maryann902 3 жыл бұрын

Praying for all involved!

@zkman1762 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video, love the audio with it , thank you, well done!

@SeattleTrafficCams 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

@lindaalvarez426 3 жыл бұрын

Praying that everyone is ok,no loss of life!!! Pray for first responders too,everyone!!!😇🙏💕💋

@byhislove 3 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@ahrimanic7 3 жыл бұрын

Now that’s what you call a flash mob.

@SeattleTrafficCams 3 жыл бұрын

lol

@SilverGoth 3 жыл бұрын

Great coverage! You rock!

@SeattleTrafficCams 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@Rottnwoman 2 жыл бұрын

We sat outside at the Aquarium restaurant having lunch in September 2008. Seeing so many of the pier supports not attached to the pier and gently waving in the tide, I am amazed it took so long to collapse! The aquarium itself wasn't much better either. AMAZING lack of maintenance.

@toothpastehombre 3 жыл бұрын

So ominous with all of the smoke in the air. Hope everyone is safe

@unaninanine3743 3 жыл бұрын

What smoke?

@joegaito702 11 ай бұрын

The paramedics and firemen deserve a lot of credit your service and time and efforts are deeply appreciated by Seattle fd responding keep them safe out there job well done you should be amazed and proud love you guys great catches as usual way to go thanks ! Joe

@jenniferlane5113 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you all that came to save the day....heros dont always wear caps...they are the men and women in emt fire fighters and police officers.

@lordmerren9094 3 жыл бұрын

I think they should have had more fire trucks. I wonder what they would take to a "fire"!!

@justbe4481 3 жыл бұрын

Nice to see fire trucks at a water rescue.

@closetohisheart 3 жыл бұрын

Need them in case somebody needs air

@rpmcmurphey927 3 жыл бұрын

@niecers Fire department is usually dispatched first, (they have a larger scope of emergency/ trauma training) typicaly BEFORE the medic ambulances arrive

@JBisaPEDO 3 жыл бұрын

It's funny when people think firefighters only deal with "fires".

@eriksdaddy 2 жыл бұрын

@@rpmcmurphey927 Paramedics in Seattle are part of the fire department.

@kirk4086 3 жыл бұрын

This just show how things are done doing a search and rescue! Very professional! Outstanding men an women! Nice job!

@enavy58 3 жыл бұрын

Good job containing scene! TWO (2) minutes until vehicle traffic and pedestrians were diverted away. Impressive! Now just have to work on establishing a traffic pattern for ambulances and paramedic trucks Ingress and egress. Very good work! 👍🏽

@networkedperson 2 ай бұрын

link to unedited source should always be provided in video description

@anthonysconundrum145 3 жыл бұрын

Great video brother! Thx!

@SeattleTrafficCams 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@armandosoliz1455 3 жыл бұрын

Great work on piecing this all this together.

@SeattleTrafficCams 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@rogergoodwin374 3 жыл бұрын

Roads, bridges, foundations ect, have weigh restrictions are piers include? Just wondering.

@SeattleTrafficCams 3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure there are weight restrictions on piers. In this case, they were working to start removing the pier because it had started shifting away from the shore.

@drewlee8745 3 жыл бұрын

What scanner are you using to monitor Seattle Fire Channel 4? The scanner apps, I use no longer broadcast Fire Ch 4.

@SeattleTrafficCams 3 жыл бұрын

I use openmhz.com/system/kcers1b - you can monitor all the SFD channels, or you can click the "talkgroups" tab and just pick out certain ones. I usually end up deselecting channel 4 from the options just because there tends to be a lot of stuff unrelated to the call I'm recording.

@drewlee8745 3 жыл бұрын

@@SeattleTrafficCams Awesome! Thank you!

@peggyjenkinson4514 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing response!

@FlysAtNightWoman 3 жыл бұрын

I pray everyone who fell off that Pier due to its collapse is alright, & not hurt too badly.

@Michaelbos 3 жыл бұрын

Got to love tiller trucks.

@carolschober8028 3 жыл бұрын

Wow!!

@dr.scorpiopus8064 3 жыл бұрын

Great coordination!!

@Angel_V997 3 жыл бұрын

WOW!! First responders came in so quickly!!

@SeattleTrafficCams 3 жыл бұрын

They did! It's not too far from Stations 2, 5, 10 & HQ so they were able to arrive quickly.

@TairnKA Жыл бұрын

To be honest, I don't recall hearing about this, though I'm very glad there were no major injuries or worse.

@SeattleTrafficCams Жыл бұрын

For sure - thanks for watching!

@hisprincesswarrior6246 3 жыл бұрын

Crazy response, they have everyone and than some. Just the other night Russia had a huge apartment building on fire, but just the whole horizontal top floor. So weird, never seen anything like it. Worst part was it was going on for a good while and not one fire truck or engine ever showed up, or ambulance.

@Ashtonhere Жыл бұрын

That so nice your has camera in your scanner and why you place you printer on the electrical pole by the way

@lmvath211 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely need a few more trucks! Sending love Seattle. Glad it wasn’t busy.

@RoSprints 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, that's insane

@KlLLERROBOT99 Жыл бұрын

The response is overwhelming but that's good because even though the victims were out of the water fast this is practice for future is god forbid another pier collapses but with more than just workers on it.

@SeattleTrafficCams Жыл бұрын

Yeah, for sure. Hopefully that doesn't happen, especially now that the sea wall replacement is pretty much done, but I guess it's always a possibility. Thanks for watching Killer Robot 99!

@allaynawilson4793 3 жыл бұрын

I notice on the scanner radio too that link rail operations are on the same channel as police+fire+ems, makes me wonder if they only use one channel or if they have others which are not transparent

@SeattleTrafficCams 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's weird - there are a lot of different fire / police channels, so you'd think Link would have it's own freq. Maybe it's just the scanner itself getting confused?

@camhesse1 Жыл бұрын

@@SeattleTrafficCams scanner is probably picking up the foreground channels

@emergencyresponsevideosand4423 3 жыл бұрын

WOW THATS THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT

@wallykoszyk2734 3 жыл бұрын

Damn

@TheKira699 Жыл бұрын

Glad there were no deaths but I seriously must ask...why do planners build a pier with wooden piles, wooden planking, add a 4 ton bronze fountain and a cement plaza and expect it to stay standing. Now that it has collapsed they are going to rebuild it instead of learning from mistakes. Piers are for tying up boats or ships, for fishing or simply walking on. Adding totally silly weights to what will be a temporary structure is just absurd.

@SeattleTrafficCams Жыл бұрын

It sounds like the fountain / cement areas were held up by steel beams and steel tubes filled with concrete, which were also corroded. There's a pretty in-depth look at what happened here if you're interested: sccinsight.com/2020/09/15/understanding-what-happened-to-pier-58/

@theonlycatonice 3 жыл бұрын

Oh the aquarium ppl were so wholesome about protecting the animals

@SeattleTrafficCams 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's a pretty great aquarium - I need to go back once Covid is over!

@lacyrussell6688 3 жыл бұрын

I just went to the aquarium a few weeks ago glad it wasn’t during this time

@lencac7952 3 жыл бұрын

Notice the building on the other side of the road just past where the pier collapse is that looks like it is partially collapsed also.

@SeattleTrafficCams 3 жыл бұрын

That's one of the Pike Place Market parking garages - it does kind of look like it's collapsing! (It's not)

@dwightstjohn6927 3 жыл бұрын

when these structures were built Seattle was a very, very different place.

@oceans6195 3 жыл бұрын

I hope ILWU you guys are okay!!

@flowrob6861 3 жыл бұрын

WTFiretruck ? 16 units FDept so rest of Seattle isn't covered ?

@SeattleTrafficCams 3 жыл бұрын

Eh, at its peak this incident used 5 of the city's 32 engines, 3 of its 11 trucks and 4 of its 15 aid/medic units. And, most units were put back into service quickly once it was confirmed that there was no one else in the water or trapped under debris.

@Noizemaze4 3 жыл бұрын

jesus christ, I know people who were there touring just February and last summer......... holy cow...............

@Owarikun Жыл бұрын

Why did the entire fire station worth of people and vehicles go there? i doubt even half of them were needed...

@williamschlenger1518 Жыл бұрын

Great response 👍👍

@mipajaro1 3 жыл бұрын

So sad? What happened?

@Bluscream Жыл бұрын

3:52 cursed movement

@SeattleTrafficCams Жыл бұрын

Tiller drift!

@jamesnoonan2009 Жыл бұрын

Why is medic one part of the fire department? I live in st.louis missouri and here medic one is a private ems service

@ReneChewbaka 3 ай бұрын

Medic One is a Seattle invention. Just like Starbucks Boeing Amazon UPS and on and on.

@RubenKelevra Жыл бұрын

3 People in the water.. And that's the appropriate response size 5:37?

@waynecampeau4566 3 жыл бұрын

Not sure what they were going to do with 3 ladder trucks? Maybe they carry some special lifting equipment?

@SeattleTrafficCams 3 жыл бұрын

The trucks carry extrication equipment, so if there had been someone trapped in the debris the trucks could help get them out. Also, at least one of the trucks carried a rescue swimmer.

@petewilliamsiv3512 3 жыл бұрын

i got there as they are doing the a Plan with Sdot & SPD & SFD 8:31 that was the Big chief himseif and PIO is crossstreet from where Dept 1 & SAFT2 is

@SeattleTrafficCams 3 жыл бұрын

Is that Chief 88?

@petewilliamsiv3512 3 жыл бұрын

@@SeattleTrafficCams i can confirm his apparatus number is 234 !!

@LL-lh7om 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my GODDD

@trayballa7975 3 жыл бұрын

3,2,1 LETS DRAW it’s crazy & it just keeps coming....😱😱😱

@rpmcmurphey927 3 жыл бұрын

Tje added weight of emergency response trucks seems a bit concerning, being that they are posted up on instable/ questionable foundations

@SeattleTrafficCams 3 жыл бұрын

It might seem that way, but the vehicles are all on Alaskan Way which isn't over the water.

@rpmcmurphey927 3 жыл бұрын

@@SeattleTrafficCams The erosion of foundation is similar to ordinary rot. Simply because the peir collapsed, does not mean that the surrounding foundations have not been deteriorating for years as well. Also, look into what Seattle is built on top of, basically backfill from old Seattle. Just sayin. Cheers-

@SeattleTrafficCams 3 жыл бұрын

Fair point, I guess it would depend on the condition of the seawall right there. And you're right, isn't basically everything west of I-5 built on fill? Maybe that's just in the south part of downtown / SODO.

@Fanimik 3 жыл бұрын

What is location

@SeattleTrafficCams 3 жыл бұрын

Pier 58 on the Seattle waterfront.

@MrDoTooMuch3471 Жыл бұрын

Staff 10? What’s that

@kengrantham4176 3 жыл бұрын

The Fire response was overwhelming. IMO.

@rolandmiller5456 Жыл бұрын

Would you rather they did not send anybody at all. Do us a favor get a freaking clue alright.

@Rocon390 Жыл бұрын

Rather have and not need rather than need and not have. Not to mention the manpower needed in a situation like this makes sense

@camhesse1 Жыл бұрын

Until the piers to both sides both collapse as well?

@camhesse1 Жыл бұрын

They had to evacuate the other building nearby

@jakelee3071 3 жыл бұрын

We didn't even get that many fireman at the bonney lake sumner grade fire..hmm.

@CWFLAEMOFC 2 жыл бұрын

How come all the units say “Medic One?” Epic!!

@SeattleTrafficCams 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! "Medic One" is the county-wide program that several cities (including Seattle) are a part of. kingcounty.gov/depts/health/emergency-medical-services/medic-one.aspx

@CWFLAEMOFC 2 жыл бұрын

@@SeattleTrafficCams Ah thanks - Np!!

@wallykoszyk2734 3 жыл бұрын

PS..thanks for the heart,on my comments, but YALL ARE THE REAL HEROES OUT THERE!!!❤

@tomod4173 3 жыл бұрын

People walking around look like they have no clue what happened.

@SeattleTrafficCams 3 жыл бұрын

Lol, yeah, but that's true most days...

@larryhinze9314 3 жыл бұрын

Drugs.

@wallykoszyk2734 3 жыл бұрын

Y'all need help up there? I live far& away,,but ill thimb it to get there,long as i have a job...? Lol..seriously tho,,i need a job,and always wanted to visit Seattle/Tacoma...

@SeattleTrafficCams 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I don't work for the city so I'm not sure if there are any jobs. Now isn't a great time to visit anyway - the smoke is really bad (and there's still a pandemic).

@PeterFeltersnatch 3 жыл бұрын

Unless you like the smell of bum piss and the idea of paying 10% tax on all purchases, save yourself the hassle. Seattle is not what it used to be.

@laurasutcliffe723 3 жыл бұрын

2020...throw the whole damn year away

@DBR00 Жыл бұрын

Seattle has a response matrix similar to FDNY. Godspeed Seattle FD.

@JaybayJay 3 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't that be something if people looked down and seen a bunch of sharks with their heads out of water, looking up with a hint of a smile waiting for someone to fall in while other shark's work on the other supports.. In 2020 it would not surprise me in the least..

@mexykpietrov Жыл бұрын

How many police officers and firefighters you want on the scene? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALL OF THEM!!!!

@SeattleTrafficCams Жыл бұрын

Eeeevvvvverrrry onnnne! Thanks for watching!

@Coastal._1228 Жыл бұрын

why did the Evacuate the Aquarium?

@SeattleTrafficCams Жыл бұрын

It's on an adjacent dock, and I think they were worried about the stability of the dock. Better safe than sorry in a situation like this.

@Coastal._1228 Жыл бұрын

@@SeattleTrafficCams Ah ok, understood i see why they would do that as that could offset stability

@animusadvertere3371 3 жыл бұрын

If only there were such a dramatic response for covid.

@tljones8522 3 жыл бұрын

I guess they needed the police..

@tommynikon2283 3 жыл бұрын

As if the waterfront "DISASTER ZONE" (and that's just the YEARS long construction) wasn't bad enough.....

@SeattleTrafficCams 3 жыл бұрын

I'm just glad the viaduct never collapsed!

@joseph6948 3 жыл бұрын

OMG, Prayers for the People!

@falsedragon33 Ай бұрын

Now, if the whole area could fall into the water.

@pingpongpung Жыл бұрын

America still using the wrong date format.

@SeattleTrafficCams Жыл бұрын

*And* still not using the metric system... 🤷‍♂️ Thanks for watching!

@briansalazar7397 3 жыл бұрын

Ivars!!!!!!

@fukkdasystemxd3759 3 жыл бұрын

Did you hear give the patient Fentanyl???

@SeattleTrafficCams 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I guess one of the injured people must have been in a lot of pain. Maybe a broken limb?

@fukkdasystemxd3759 3 жыл бұрын

SeattleTrafficCams, would that make them have withdraw since it’s super potent

@SeattleTrafficCams 3 жыл бұрын

@@fukkdasystemxd3759 I'm not a doctor, but I wouldn't think so? Withdrawal comes from physical dependence, and I would think it would take more than a single dose to become dependent (for most people).

@robertwest7015 3 жыл бұрын

Like the response not the gawkers

@SeattleTrafficCams 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@timgreene8432 3 жыл бұрын

That is why you don't Defund anything !

@the702medic3 3 жыл бұрын

Lol they need a staging manager, most of their medic units became boxed in lol

@SeattleTrafficCams 3 жыл бұрын

SFD is usually really good at keeping a transportation corridor. It's hard to see from the traffic cam, but if you look at the overhead view (5:24) you can see there's a medic unit to the north, not blocked in and ready to transport. Also, most transport is done by a private company (American Medical Response) that arrives on the scene later. Thanks for watching!

@TM-lw8wn 3 жыл бұрын

those guy's are quick.

@andrewswan2053 3 жыл бұрын

Was anybody hurt

@morticiaaddams7866 3 жыл бұрын

Two workers in the water were rescued and taken to Harborview in stable condition. No other word yet.

@azumi-osaki Жыл бұрын

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@brandoYT 3 жыл бұрын

SHOCKED at how well government agencies manage the waterfront/piers /s. Can anyone name all the agencies??

@SeattleTrafficCams 3 жыл бұрын

I mean, this was handled pretty well. The city discovered that the pier was shifting, they immediately closed it, and the company that they use to inspect the piers recommended that it be demolished. Construction crews were in the process of removing the fountain as part of the demolition work when it collapsed. Seattle Police and Fire crews were on the scene within minutes to treat the injured workers, and transport them to the hospital. Not sure how any of what happened can be blamed on a govt agency.

@ChrisLoew 3 жыл бұрын

mine, MIne, MINE, minE, MinE, MINE, MINE, MINE

@robertreisner6119 3 жыл бұрын

This collapse was well responded by the local agencies. However, improper maintenance and studies go right back to this and past administration has the responsibility to fund the previous listed reasons. This was never done.

@dwightstjohn6927 3 жыл бұрын

Building back in the day in Seattle was like back East: controlled by some pretty sketchy types. It wasn't that long ago; I came up with a bro from LA in the late seventies. If you wanted work around const. or the docks you gave an "envelope" of "kash", 1,500 and you didn't get a receipt. It was closer to "On the Waterfront" than "Independence Day". Bill Gates was but a gleam in his dad's law firm eye.

@miriamrodriguez6892 3 жыл бұрын

Gloomy city 🥴

@BrysonAlbany 6 ай бұрын

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@sipahi61 3 жыл бұрын

Police are always the first to arrive on scene and start providing aid, way before the fire department as usual, and people want to defund the police.