Patient refuses air transport; transported by ground

Heard on: Collier FL Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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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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Control Engine 60.

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Engine 60, go ahead.

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Paramedic, go ahead and declare a trauma alert.

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Patient weight and leaning them.

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Stand by.

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Landing zone is going to be Everglades Airport.

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Stand by on the rest.

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Copy.

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Control, Med Flight, can I have the weight and landing zone, please?

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The landing zone is going to be Everglades Airport, and we're standing by for the weight.

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Control, over to your side.

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Copy.

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Control, Med Flight, do you have a patient weight?

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We're still standing by for that.

00:42

Control engine 60,

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patient's going to go by ground, refusing to fly.

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So disregard all, patient's going to be transported by ground.

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Copy, engine 60, med flight, I'll show you standing down.

2026-09-13 16:52 UTC

Medical Emergency

Everglades Airpark, 650 Ec Airpark Rd, Everglades City, FL 34139

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews near Everglades Airport reported a medical incident and requested a trauma alert with a planned air medical landing zone. The patient reportedly refused to fly and was to be transported by ground, so the med flight was stood down.