Child's finger caught in playground equipment at school

Heard on: Lake Forest IL Fire Dispatch

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Ambulance 421, engine 451, to a traumatic injury, grid 61, at 355 West Washington Avenue, at 355 West Washington Avenue, grid 61.

00:15

A traumatic injury.

00:16

Ambulance 421, engine 451.

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Engine 451, you're out.

00:31

Engine 451, you're out.

00:38

Dispatch, engine 451.

00:45

Hey, just confirm me this is at the school, correct?

00:54

355 West Washington for a preschool child with their 2nd finger caught in equipment.

01:10

Engine 451, that.

01:12

Child is now free from the equipment.

01:14

He is, but I think no injury.

01:23

Okay, we're continuing.

01:31

Ambulance 421 is going to continue in as well.

01:36

Message received.

01:37

Your patients could be on the west side of the building, west side.

2026-10-22 17:01 UTC

Medical Emergency

W Washington Ave, Lake Bluff, IL 60044

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 possible traumatic injury at a school on West Washington Avenue involving a preschool child whose finger was caught in playground equipment. The child was later reported freed and may have been uninjured, and responders continued to the west side of the building.