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Traffic Accident

iPhone Crash Notification Reported

Northpole Fire responding to an iPhone crash detection alert with no callback in the area of Water Street.

Closed Apr 30, 2026 u{000627} 8:29 PM Northpole Fire
25557 Water Street · Near State Route 3 and Eastern Boulevard

Incident Report

**Northpole Fire Leads Response to Jeep Crash in Woods off Water Street**

Northpole Fire, along with Guilfoyle EMS, Evans Mills Fire, Ellisburg Fire, and Jefferson County Sheriff's deputies, responded to a traffic accident at 25557 Water Street near State Route 3 and Eastern Boulevard, according to dispatch radio traffic. The incident began with an iPhone crash detection alert at 8:29 p.m., initially prompting Northpole Fire to the area after no callback response. Updates reported a Jeep Wrangler off the roadway that had struck a tree, with one subject possibly suffering a head injury, leading to a priority 1 dispatch for Guilfoyle EMS and a second activation for Northpole Fire.

Multiple units conducted a search in the wooded area, with responders from Ellisburg Fire, Evans Mills Fire, and the sheriff's office coordinating efforts amid challenges locating the deeply embedded vehicle. Guilfoyle EMS Medic 4 confirmed patient contact by 8:38 p.m., reporting no entrapment, while Northpole Engine linked up on scene. A heavy wrecker was requested for the vehicle 40 feet into the woods, and traffic control measures closed Water Street from the SR 3 intersection to the SPCA until extraction.

The 46-minute incident cleared at 9:16 p.m. after the vehicle was removed, with Medic 4, Evans Mills Car 20, and other units reporting available, dispatch radio traffic indicated.

Dispatch Audio

Initial 8:29:54 PM

iPhone Crash Notification Reported

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North Pole Fire, respond to the area. 25557 Water Street for an iPhone crash notification. No response. Repeat for North Pole fire, respond to the area. 25557 Water Street for an iPhone crash notification. No response. Request of State Route 3 and Eastern Boulevard. Utilize fire truck one. Eleven one water rack. 23.

Northpole Fire

Update 8:36:14 PM

Jeep Wrangler Strikes Tree with Possible Head Injury

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North Pole Fire, second activation, respond to the area 25557 Water Street for an iPhone crash notification. Report of a deep rain gorilla that struck a tree. One subject with a possible head injury. Repeating multiple virus and activation. Respond to the area 25557 Water Street. IPhone crash notification. Report of a Jeep Wrangler off the roadway struck a tree. One subject, possible head injury. Cross of State Route 3 in Eastern Boulevard. Utilize fire tech one.

Northpole Fire

Incident Timeline (21 events)

1
iPhone Crash Notification Reported 8:29:54 PM

Northpole Fire responding to an iPhone crash detection alert with no callback in the area of Water Street.

North Pole Fire, respond to the area. 25557 Water Street for an iPhone crash notification. No response. Repeat for North Pole fire, respond to the area. 25557 Water Street for an iPhone crash notification. No response. Request of State Route 3 and Eastern Boulevard. Utilize fire truck one. Eleven one water rack. 23.
2
Guilfoyle EMS priority 1 to crash head injury 8:31:59 PM

Guilfoyle EMS upgrades to priority 1 dispatch for iPhone crash notification at 25557 Water Street. Callback reports head injury and collision; 66-P16 en route.

8:31:36 PM JE 66 BASE Four. Come on in. I'm sorry to.
8:31:39 PM JE 66-P16 Where are you?
8:31:59 PM JE 66 BASE Change it to priority one. 2555725557 Water Street, Familia for an iPhone crash notification. Contact with individual stating they had a head injury and there was a collision.
8:32:03 PM JE 66-P16 Copy, en route.
8:32:07 PM JE 66 BASE Have you en route? 2032.
3
Guilfoyle EMS transporting to Northwell 8:32:24 PM

Guilfoyle EMS 66-P22 en route to Northwell.

8:32:18 PM JE 66-P22 Four.
8:32:20 PM Unit Medic four.
8:32:24 PM JE 66-P22 Medic four, en route to Northwell.
8:32:25 PM JE 66-P22 Yes.
4
Evans Mills, Northpole fire truck 1 dispatched 8:32:28 PM

Dispatch adds Evans Mills 20 and Northpole 32 fire truck one.

8:32:28 PM JE Dispatch Responding 20 32. Fire truck one.
5
Sheriff Searches Water St Crash Site 8:33:11 PM

Sheriff 113 searching Water Street for iPhone crash notification. Dispatch advises Jeep Wrangler possibly in woods near CTA after striking tree.

8:33:11 PM JE Sheriff 113 113, Jefferson. Did the caller give you a better location? I'm not seeing anything here on Water Street.
8:33:30 PM JE Dispatch They called on an admin line. I believe she had a tree. And she has a Jeep Wrangler possibly near that CTA in the woods.
8:33:38 PM JE Sheriff 113 Copy. I'll keep loading.
6
Evans Mills Fire 20 responding 8:33:17 PM

Evans Mills Fire 20 also responding to iPhone crash notification.

8:33:17 PM JE 66-0-3 P Fire twenty is also responding.
8:33:21 PM JE 66 BASE Copy, 020. 2033.
7
Ellisburg Fire Searches Water St Crash Area 8:35:07 PM

Ellisburg Fire 19-1-1 coordinates search for Water Street crash subject. Requests recontact of caller; 19-1-6 and 19-1-5 heading to area, subject not located yet.

8:34:56 PM JE 19-1-1 11:30. Do still have the caller on the line for Water Street?
8:35:01 PM JE Dispatch That's negative.
8:35:07 PM JE 19-1-1 Copy. Can we attempt to recontact her?
8:35:09 PM JE Dispatch Perfect.
8:35:13 PM JE 19-1-6 96 9 11. You want me to head off the way?
8:35:18 PM JE 19-1-1 Yeah. You can start over here. We're not locating her yet.
8:35:19 PM Unit Got it.
8:35:21 PM JE Dispatch City, copy.
8:35:31 PM JE 19-1-5 Four city. Just show me in the area.
8:35:35 PM JE Dispatch Reset.
8
Northpole Fire second activation MVA 8:36:01 PM

Dispatch issues second activation to Northpole Fire for Water Street MVA.

8:36:01 PM JE Dispatch North Pole Fire second activation. MVA Water Street.
9
Jeep Wrangler Strikes Tree with Possible Head Injury 8:36:14 PM

Northpole Fire responding to iPhone crash notification of a Jeep Wrangler off the roadway that struck a tree. One subject reported with possible head injury near State Route 3 and Eastern Boulevard.

North Pole Fire, second activation, respond to the area 25557 Water Street for an iPhone crash notification. Report of a deep rain gorilla that struck a tree. One subject with a possible head injury. Repeating multiple virus and activation. Respond to the area 25557 Water Street. IPhone crash notification. Report of a Jeep Wrangler off the roadway struck a tree. One subject, possible head injury. Cross of State Route 3 in Eastern Boulevard. Utilize fire tech one.
10
Northpole Engine, EMS On Scene Searching 8:37:01 PM

Northpole Engine 32-1-2 responding to Water Street MVA. Guilfoyle EMS Medic 4 on scene attempting to locate patient.

8:37:01 PM JE 32-1-2 Jefferson 3212 responding.
8:37:04 PM JE Dispatch Responding 20 37, fire truck one.
8:37:28 PM JE 66-P22 Medic four is on scene attempting to locate patient.
8:37:29 PM JE Dispatch 2037.
11
Victim Sees Lights; Vehicle Location Confirmed 8:37:25 PM

Dispatch recontacts subject in woods who reports seeing responder lights and ability to yell. Ellisburg Fire 19-1-1 coordinates patient access check down road; vehicle confirmed deep in woods at Water Street and Rt 3 corner. Guilfoyle EMS out of vehicle.

8:37:13 PM JE 19-1-1 11 City. Any luck with recontacting?
8:37:25 PM JE Dispatch Affirmative. I just had her on the line. She said she was in the woods. I asked if she was able to yell. She said she could probably get out and then hung up on me.
8:37:33 PM JE 19-1-1 Copy. I wanted to see if she can hear a siren. We're not seeing anything yet.
8:37:41 PM JE Dispatch She says she can see the lights.
8:38:16 PM JE 19-1-1 Four, do you wanna check the patient access down here?
8:38:21 PM JE 19-1-5 Copy.
8:38:46 PM JE Dispatch City of patrols at Water Street. Just advising Guilfoyle's out of that vehicle. Said it's, uh, right at the corner of Water Street 03 deep in the woods.
8:38:49 PM JE 19-1-5 Copy.
8:38:51 PM JE 19-1-1 Have a good day.
12
EMS Locates Crash Vehicle, Patient Contact 8:38:07 PM

Guilfoyle EMS Medic 4 locates vehicle deep in woods at Water Street / Route 3 corner. Patient contact confirmed.

8:37:53 PM JE 66-P16 Jeff, medic four.
8:37:54 PM JE Dispatch Medic four.
8:38:07 PM JE 66-P16 Medical local medic four. Believe we've located the vehicle.
8:38:21 PM JE 66-P16 Gonna be at the corner of Water Street and Route 3. Very far in the woods.
8:38:25 PM JE Dispatch Copy.
8:38:45 PM JE 32-1-2 Junction Mark 0.
8:38:47 PM JE Dispatch Jefferson on.
8:38:52 PM JE 32-1-2 Do you know if we have a charter or not?
8:38:56 PM JE 66-P16 Medic four, hold advise momentarily.
8:39:16 PM JE Dispatch 3212. We just have the caller on the line. She stated she believed she was able to get out of the vehicle and then hung up. Medic four is out with the vehicle this time.
8:39:22 PM JE 66-P16 Make You have contact with the patient.
8:39:25 PM JE Dispatch Copy, medic four. Patient contact, 2039.
8:39:29 PM JE 32-1-2 Who did you want to receive?
13
Sheriff asks Water St vehicle location 8:38:22 PM

Sheriff P644 asks dispatch for location of vehicle on Water Street.

8:38:22 PM JE Sheriff P644 Jefferson, where are located that vehicle on water?
8:38:26 PM JE Dispatch Copy.
14
EMS accesses crash driver in woods 8:38:36 PM

Guilfoyle EMS 66-P22 in woods left side driver's side of rig, requests ALS return down. 66 Base logs 20 heavy on scene.

8:38:36 PM JE 66-P22 6 89220. We're gonna be in the woods on the left side, driver's side of the rig, if you wanna bring your ALS back down.
8:38:39 PM JE 66-0-3 P 2017.
8:38:46 PM JE 66 BASE 20 heavy on scene. Twenty three eight.
15
Heavy wrecker requested for wooded crash vehicle 8:42:54 PM

Sheriff P657 requests heavy wrecker for vehicle 40 feet off roadway in woods behind cross gate.

8:42:39 PM JE Sheriff P657 1 18, Jefferson. Do you start next available for this vehicle?
8:42:43 PM JE Dispatch Copy.
8:42:54 PM JE Sheriff P657 Advice. Number is calling. I'm afraid I need a heavy wrecker. Fault. 40 feet off the roadway in the woods. Cross gate.
16
No Entrapment at Water Street Crash 8:42:59 PM

Medic 4 advises no entrapment at wooded crash. Northpole Chief confirms negative; units linking up.

8:41:56 PM JE 32-1-2 Jefferson. Jefferson.
8:42:02 PM JE Dispatch Truck seven on.
8:42:03 PM JE 32-1-2 Full.
8:42:05 PM JE Dispatch 2041.
8:42:34 PM JE 66-P22 Air Force and medic four.
8:42:37 PM JE Dispatch Medic four.
8:42:45 PM JE 66-P22 You can advise. I'm coming in at no apartment.
8:42:50 PM JE Dispatch Copy. North Pole. Did you copy?
8:42:55 PM JE 32-0-1 P North MOLD negative.
8:42:59 PM JE Dispatch Medic four is advising that's negative on entrapment.
8:43:05 PM JE 32-0-1 P Uh, received. We're linking up right now.
17
Sheriff coordinates wrecker, confirms Jeep registration 8:46:51 PM

P657 coordinates wrecker service 7118 with Chris en route. P644 confirms registration returned to black Jeep.

8:46:28 PM JE Dispatch Service 7118.
8:46:31 PM JE Sheriff P657 118.
8:46:33 PM JE Dispatch Chris is in is in route.
8:46:39 PM JE Sheriff P657 Copy. UPS.
8:46:42 PM JE Dispatch 15.
8:46:45 PM JE Sheriff P657 Thank you. Thank you.
8:46:51 PM JE Sheriff P644 One one three, Derek Jackson. Did that regs return to the black Jeep?
8:47:18 PM JE Dispatch Affirmative.
18
Traffic control until vehicle extracted 8:55:52 PM

Units turning traffic around on both sides until wrecker extracts vehicle from woods.

8:55:21 PM JE 32-P23 Yeah. Carry. I'm just turning everybody around on my side.
8:55:34 PM JE 32-0-1 P Say again, Mike.
8:55:42 PM JE 32-P23 Yeah. Carrie, I'm just turning everyone around on my side.
8:55:52 PM JE 32-0-1 P Hey. It's Chris. I copy. Uh, he's doing the same thing on his end. Uh, we'll keep it that way till the wrecker gets the car out of the woods.
8:55:55 PM JE 32-P23 Copy.
19
Water Street closed for crash extraction 9:12:54 PM

Water Street shut down from SR 3 intersection to SPCA until vehicle extracted from woods.

9:12:38 PM JE 32-0-1 P Jefferson North Pole.
9:12:41 PM JE Dispatch Jefferson on.
9:12:54 PM JE 32-0-1 P Water Street is gonna be shut down from the intersection of State Route 3 up to the SPCA until we get this vehicle out of the woods. I'll advise when it's finished.
20
Safety alert during cable tension ops 9:14:37 PM

Chief warns P18 to keep head on swivel as cable tightened for possible break during vehicle extraction.

9:14:26 PM JE 32-0-1 P Hey, Jerry.
9:14:30 PM JE 32-P18 Yeah.
9:14:37 PM JE 32-0-1 P Hey. Just keep your head on a swivel. He's getting ready to tighten up this cable in case it breaks.
9:14:40 PM JE 32-P18 Copy.
21
Medic 4, Car 20 available from crash 9:16:37 PM

Medic 4 and Car 20 available.

9:16:25 PM JE 66-P22 Yeah. And medic four.
9:16:29 PM JE Dispatch Medic
9:16:37 PM JE 66-P22 Medic four and car 20 available.
9:16:38 PM JE Dispatch 2116.
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