Radio Chatter: WSP Respond to Avalanche at Snoqualmie Pass

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On January 30, 2008, an avalanche of snow came down on to Interstate 90 in Snoqualmie Pass (which is part of the Cascade Mountains). Rescue teams worked to find survivors. It was later discovered that no one was seriously hurt, even though a few vehicles were buried. Washington State Department of Transportation and State Patrol then shut down I-90 because of the avalanche danger and hazardous road conditions. This closure caused many companies to loose money because truckers either had to wait it out or take a long alternative route. If I remember right, this was (one of) the biggest avalanches Snoqualmie Pass ever had. WSP District 2 uses 155.580 MHz (100.0 PL) for their main dispatch.

Key Points:
0:00 (I started recording a few minutes after the first call out)
2:40 (a trooper says he sees a car in the snow)
5:40 (a trooper says they have to get the media helicopters out of the area because of the their sound and the avalanche danger)
6:30 (the dispatcher gives a summery of events)

News Links:
http://www.king5.com/topstories/stories/NW_020108WAB_I90_avalanche_LJ.7c42c2d...
http://www.komotv.com/news/local/15124461.html
http://www.kirotv.com/news/15193657/detail.html
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/transportation/349684_pass02.html?source=mypi
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/1154/story/76519.html
http://news.columbian.com/news/state/APStories/AP01302008news270646.cfm
http://www.komotv.com/news/local/14762927.html
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/passes/snoqualmie/

This was captured with a police scanner and recorded with "Scanner Recorder" free software. You can get this program at http://www.davee.com/scanrec/

Note: some transmissions were taken out and the time in between was shortened.

Another Note: the pictures on here are from a totally unrelated event, which can be seen here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r7CBdY-0LA

Info about Seattle Media Frequencies:
http://www.radioreference.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86530
http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?ctid=2974

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