60-year-old woman falls on sidewalk near High Life Smoke Shop, Chapel Hill NC

Medical Emergency

Reported: 10/30/2025 06:03 PM

Near W Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27516

A 60-year-old woman fell on the sidewalk near the High Life Smoke Shop on West Franklin Street. She was conscious but unable to get up. She was transported in stable condition to UNC Hospital for evaluation.

Audio|Source: Orange County Fire and EMS

02:33

Transcript:

00:00

We originally came to the 911 abandoned line. We made contact grab with the subject Saturday a female fell on a sidewalk,

00:07

60-year-old female, she is conscious and breathing, she is not getting up, but she is awake.

00:16

Can you get from South Command?

00:22

Southord Command. Go ahead.

00:25

Oh, you.

00:29

04.

00:37

Engine 31, 316, West Franklin Street at High Life Smoke Shop, Fall.

00:45

Engine 31,

00:46

316, West Franklin Street at High Life Smoke Shop, Fall.

00:54

1. Timeout 2104.

01:01

The third one's up.

01:05

Engine 31 and Route 2106.

01:12

To Engine 31,

01:14

it's a 60-year-old female that has fallen on the sidewalk and was unable to get up. She is awake.

01:19

Caller did state that the female was flurring her speech.

01:22

She is still on the ground weighs approximately 150 pounds.

01:30

Command, go ahead.

01:33

Command terminated, all units are available.

01:35

Units,

01:40

clear, 2106.

01:41

Engine 31 on scene, 211.

01:44

...engine 31 on scene, 2111.

01:51

Communications BLS 32 is going to be extended on scene.

01:55

BLS 32, the copy code green, extended on scene, 2112.

02:00

The communication coverage, one else two?

02:06

Probably, Agent 1.

02:09

Malfunctioning detector.

02:11

Everything's 10-4[1].

02:12

All carbon fire units claim available.

02:18

Carver units clear at 2113.

02:25

Communications BLS 32 is transporting one routine to UNC.

02:30

VOLS 32 transporting the UNC routine 2114.

Police codes explained

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[1]

10-4: Acknowledgment / OK

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