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You are dispatched to a community gathering where there is a significant language barrier. The reporting party is attempting to explain a problem, but you cannot understand them, and they are becoming frustrated. An uninvolved teenager from the same community steps forward and offers to translate. What is the most appropriate initial step to take?

Immediately decline the teenager's offer as they are not a certified professional translator. Use the teenager to translate complex legal warnings and gather an official statement. Thank the teenager and use them to gather basic information about the situation to determine if immediate hazards exist, while requesting a certified translator through dispatch. Insist the reporting party use hand gestures to explain the situation until an official translator arrives.

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Thank the teenager and use them to gather basic information about the situation to determine if immediate hazards exist, while requesting a certified translator through dispatch.

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