70-year-old man with COPD struggles to breathe

Heard on: Blount County AL Fire Dispatch

01:51

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Station five, station seventy-three, (number withheld) Maple Hill Road.

00:04

Seventy-year-old male, history of COPD, difficulty breathing.

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Special 5703 , 2nd tone (number withheld) Maple Hill Road.

00:24

Seventy year old male, history of COPD, difficulty breathing.

00:47

Station 500 and seventy-three, 3rd tone, (number withheld) Maple Hill Road.

00:51

Seventy-year-old male, history of COPD, difficulty breathing.

00:57

Twenty-two fire rescue, responding.

00:59

Four-minute ETA.

01:03

Fire base to air pro, did you say 4 min or twelve?

01:14

Received, 4 min and ten.

01:22

Station 75, respond to (number withheld) Maple Hill Road.

01:27

70 year old male, history of COPD, difficulty breathing.

01:41

(number withheld) Maple Hill Road,

01:44

70 year old male, he has COPD, difficulty breathing.

01:50

75 received.

2026-09-27 09:04 UTC

Medical Emergency

Maple Hill Rd, Cleveland, AL 35049

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a medical call for a 70-year-old man with COPD who was having difficulty breathing near Maple Hill Road. Multiple stations and fire rescue units were dispatched, with an estimated arrival time of about four minutes. A possible dispatch error mentioned a different number on Maple Hill Road, but the call was repeated for the original location.