Medical emergency with icy driveway complicates access, Danbury CT
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency medical services responded to a sick person near Deer Hill Avenue in Danbury. The icy conditions on a long driveway made access difficult. The patient was on the second floor and unable to walk, requiring special equipment to assist.
Audio|Heard on: Danbury Fire HQ
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02:51
Transcript:
00:00
A2, respond to sick person near Deer Hill Avenue.
00:05
Unit 2.
00:06
Cross streets are Garfield Avenue and Whitlock Street.
00:10
A2, respond to sick person near Deer Hill Avenue.
00:15
Unit two. Cross streets are Garfield Avenue and Whitlock Street.
00:22
Dispatch A3.
00:26
A3.
00:29
A 3, good morning. We're on the air.
00:30
We'll take the call for A2.
00:31
You can put us en route.
00:35
Received A3, you're on the air loud and clear.
00:36
Good morning.
00:37
I'll put you en route.
00:44
25 EMS coming up to Foxman.
00:49
Copy.
00:55
Yeah, be advised long driveway.
00:57
We parked downhill from it, but the driveway has some seriously icy sections about an inch of ice across a big section of driveway.
01:09
A1 copies track.
01:10
We're about 3 minutes out.
01:16
Copy. Yeah, we hear you.
01:17
Thanks.
01:23
Dispatch A3 is on scene, Deer Hill.
01:29
A3, I'm clear.
01:36
Dispatch A1, we're on scene and to command, we're just going to walk down with the structure to you.
01:45
A1, I'm clear too.
01:52
A125.
01:56
Go ahead.
02:01
One, be careful on that driveway.
02:03
Lots of black ice and two, we're going to need a stair chair.
02:06
The patient is on the second floor, unable to walk.
02:11
We copy, we'll bring it.
02:22
25 to EMS. Probably preferable to pull down the driveway.
02:27
I think your team is going to go down if you're on foot.
02:33
Was that for anyone?
02:41
Preferable to back down the driveway, longer driveway.
02:44
And if we have to hike up with a stretcher, we're probably going to go down it if we're on foot.
02:48
All right, copy.
02:50
We're gonna make our way down.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Deer Hill Ave, Danbury, CT 06810
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