Traffic blocked for medical emergency on I-290, Chicago IL
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, engine 113 and Truck 26 responded to a medical emergency on the Eisenhower Expressway (I‑290) in Chicago. A patient was treated in an ambulance off the expressway while crews provided a temporary traffic block to assist emergency personnel.
Audio|Heard on: Cook IL Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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00:55
Transcript:
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Saying to truck 26, truck 26, are you guys en route to this Eisenhower job?
00:05
Yeah, we're going en route.
00:08
113 to me.
00:10
113.
00:13
Is IDOT been requested?
00:16
Yeah, IDOT and ISP both.
00:19
Message received.
00:22
Engine 5 to (name withheld), just someone smoking in the stairwell.
00:25
Dispatch, we're returning service with the truck.
00:28
Engine 5, your message received.
00:32
113 to me.
00:34
Engine 113.
00:37
The patient is off the expressway in the ambulance.
00:42
If you have a truck come here, you can hold them up.
00:44
We're just gonna be here a minute or two to block right as they're gonna help this gentleman out.
00:49
Message received, Engine 113, Truck 26 returned.
00:54
Truck 26 returned.
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Location mentioned:
I-290, Chicago, IL
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