Ambulance transporting serious patients to Butterworth, Grand Rapids MI


Dispatchers discuss ambulance transport to Butterworth Hospital and transfer of command. They talk about route options, coordinating with state police, and blocking the highway. They say the patients are serious but not critical.
Audio|Source: Kent County Fire and EMS
00:57
Transcript:
Firefinder and I are going to go to Butterworth in the ambulance. I'll transfer command to you. Okay. Okay. You're transferred an inch by. 3 and utility 2. They can get on westbound if that's where they want to go, but if they get this far, they're going to have to go eastbound, so. It's up to you to see how you can make that happen. We're going to talk with MSP and try to get this figured out. Okay, we've repositioned. We're just going to get the entire thing blacked off. Any idea how long the highway we should have we set on for? No, they're serious but not super critical patients, so...
Firefinder and I are going to go to Butterworth in the ambulance. I'll transfer command to you. Okay. Okay. You're transferred an inch by. 3 and utility 2. They can get on westbound if that's where they want to go, but if they get this far, they're going to have to go eastbound, so. It's up to you to see how you can make that happen. We're going to talk with MSP and try to get this figured out. Okay, we've repositioned. We're just going to get the entire thing blacked off. Any idea how long the highway we should have we set on for? No, they're serious but not super critical patients, so...
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Location mentioned:
Near Michigan St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
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