Four-year-old child burned by hot iron/hot comb with breathing issues

Heard on: Raleigh County Police, Bradley Fire and WV State Police

01:46

00:00

Probably control, pager 681 , respond to (number withheld) Lester Highway in Lester.

00:06

Four year old female burns call.

00:10

Repeating, pager 681 , respond to (number withheld) Lester Highway in Lester for a four year old female burns at 1637 .

00:20

Control 681 .

00:23

Six eight one.

00:26

Copy tones.

00:27

Do we know what's heating up our five?

00:30

A hot iron.

00:38

Copy.

00:43

Control 681 .

00:45

Six eight one.

00:49

Will you contact regional see if we can have a helicopter on standby if we need it?

00:54

Copy.

00:59

Having some difficulty breathing now.

01:01

She is autistic, nonverbal.

01:04

Said that she's been on a hot comb at about 450 degrees.

01:08

Said she seems that her breathing's a little labored now.

01:10

Break.

01:12

O2 level had gone down to 86, it's back up around 92.

01:17

And her 101 is her pulse.

01:20

Defecating on herself also.

01:25

Copy. All right, there you go.

01:33

Copy.

01:35

Six eight one control.

01:40

Regional wants to know what landing zone you're requesting.

01:45

It's going to be down in Lester.

7/23/2026 01:37 PM

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Lester Hwy, Lester, WV

Four-year-old child burned by hot iron/hot comb with breathing issues

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the helicopter might be a little overkill for a curling iron burn..but it is SO hard with a nonverbal child like mine. Praying things turned out ok for the little one and her traumatized parents! 🙏❤️🙏

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