Man in wheelchair falls inside van on Spokane Street, Ephrata WA

Medical Emergency

Reported: 09/10/2025 05:11 AM (PDT)

Ephrata, WA 98823

A 70-year-old man in a wheelchair fell inside a van on Spokane Street. He is conscious and breathing but cannot be reached by the reporting person who is with him in the van.

Audio|Source: Grant County Fire/EMS and Washington State Patrol

03:32

Transcript:

00:00

We are Medic 32 responding to the Fools.

00:02

Medic 32, you're responding to a 70-year-old male, conscious and breathing.

00:08

Her kidvised her brother is in a wheelchair and flipped out of it while in their van.

00:16

He's still in the van and she can't get into.

00:19

Get him out. Okay.

00:20

Medic 320511.

00:21

EFRA Fire Department, Lifeline Ambulance, EFRAA, Detachment, AOS Falls, FALS, Falls, 70P, Oight Street, Northeast, 0512.

00:32

Ephrata Fire Department, Lifeline Ambulance, EFETachment, ALS, Falls, 70B, Boy Street, Northeast, 05, 12.

00:43

Back by 3-3 is a route.

00:46

Falls and Ephraida. Fire District 12, Mac, can you copy on Part 2?

00:49

Fire District 12 received 513.

00:53

Mac rush and on fire 1 you recovered by fire 2.

00:57

Medic 333 is in route.

00:59

Mack, you're ready to receive.

01:00

Medic 33,

01:02

you're responding to a 35-year-old female conscious and breathing cell and hurt her ankle.

01:07

She's going to be in an RV.

01:09

Medics 33,

01:10

514.

01:11

Mack, you pray to fire Pitchie.

01:13

He played a fire 515.

01:15

Fire District 12, Rack.

01:21

Fire District 12. Fire District 12. Fire District 12.

01:22

We have a short report on this Spokane Street incident.

01:28

District 12, it's going to be a 70-year-old male, conscious and breathing.

01:32

R.P. Advice, her brother is in a wheelchair,

01:34

and while in the van, he flipped out of it.

01:37

He is still in the van and R.P.

01:40

cannot get to him to get him up.

01:42

All right, there's 12 copy.

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