Well-being check at apartment with hoarding and odor, Brookline MA
Medical EmergencyResponders received a well-being check request for a 70-year-old woman at an apartment near Stearns Rd. They found hoarding conditions blocking entry and a foul smell. The front door was open, but the apartment door was locked, preventing access to check on her safety. Fire department units arrived to assist with entry attempts.
Audio|Source: Needham and Brookline Police / Fire
05:23
Transcript:
00:00
Two, four, three, long is your honor.
00:03
Number one for a well-being check.
00:06
The reporting party is concerned she hasn't seen her heard from her friend in over seven days.
00:11
Her neighbors have knocked on the door and have gotten no response.
00:15
The woman you're looking for should be in her 70s. Her name is (name withheld) and the reporting party believes she may be a hoarder.
00:26
Engine 5 responding 1646.
00:36
Two to control.
00:38
Any history?
00:40
I'm sitting by now looking at it.
00:46
Seah, 65-year-old male is severe outrageous team.
00:57
Control the 5-4-2.
01:02
We have about a dozen well-being check for this at trial.
01:07
All of them are either turning out to the unit clear or transport reviews.
01:13
I have that. In the name of the age again I'm looking for?
01:17
(name withheld), 70 years old.
01:21
I have it. See now.
01:23
7.
01:31
Attention engine one, paramedic 10, A136, respond to near Stearns Rd.
01:39
1, for box 184, report of well-being check. Attention engine one, paramedic 10, A-136, respond to near Stearns Rd, one, for box 184, report of well being check, 1649.
01:56
Entry part of the fire alarm 5 is on scene.
01:59
Engine 5 on scene, 1650.
02:04
T-10, we have the chair.
02:07
T-10 a subon, 1650.
02:10
Okay,
02:11
dude.
02:13
We're looking at five, look, ah, any other year here, there's a hoarding foul smell coming from this area.
02:29
Roger. The boxes are packed so tight up that I can't even get into the apartment.
02:45
Father,
02:47
same time.
02:51
2411.
02:54
2413, 16501 to do that.
02:58
Can we help you open the door?
03:07
Boxes are set about my height,
03:10
I can get the door,
03:12
the front door is open,
03:13
the apartment door is not.
03:22
Okay, Roger.
03:35
Five foot two, the fire department is on the way down there to help you.
03:41
I have it, thank you, sir.
03:43
There is a light on, but I still see any movement in there.
03:47
And there's boxed the pilot up outside that was like having opened in mail and weeks.
03:59
5-5-1 control.
04:02
Bye-bye-bye.
04:04
With all the other units of the reservoir, I spoke to the call there, I'll have an FI for his information and extensive search of the area weren't able to locate the other party.
04:12
You can show all the units clear and I'll be responding to near Stearns Rd.
04:16
Father, thank you both.
04:24
A 5-1, just to confirm though, you do have a second unit going to back up in two car correct part of my arrival.
04:33
Control to 5444.
04:36
Control 544.
04:40
544, I have you responding to 10.
04:49
5.2 to control.
04:53
5.4 2.
04:58
Go around back.
04:59
There's a side door that's also locked.
05:01
I'm going to try to get up on the backboard, see if I can get in the back door.
05:06
It's going to be that first floor apartment correct?
05:09
That's the firmament.
05:12
All right.
05:22
All right.
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Location mentioned:
Near Stearns Rd, Brookline, MA 02446
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