Accidental medical alarm at Tower School, Marblehead MA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible medical alarm at the Tower School parking lot near West Shore Drive in Marblehead. The activation was traced to a medical alert device, and responders confirmed it had been triggered accidentally. No medical assistance was ultimately required.
Audio|Heard on: Marblehead Police & Fire
Listen to dispatch call
04:57
Transcript:
00:00
Attention, engine one.
00:01
Engine one.
00:03
The parking lot near West Shore Drive for a medical.
00:07
Engine one to West Shore Drive for a medical call from a medical alarm company.
00:16
Parking lot of the Tower School.
00:18
I got a light plane, no contact.
00:20
The pendant is pinging to the parking lot.
00:32
Responding to West Shore Drive.
00:35
Unit responding near Tower School parking lot with no contact.
00:42
Freezing.
00:50
Marblehead Fire from Engine 1.
00:54
Engine One.
00:56
Engine One's responding to Tower School parking lot.
01:01
Received, Engine One responding with police to Tower School parking lot.
01:08
The GPS pendant is pinged in the parking lot.
01:18
Five's going off the MS.
01:21
Thank you.
01:24
Marblehead Fire, Paramedic 94, on scene with police.
01:29
94-0.
01:37
Marblehead Fire from Engine 1.
01:43
Engine 1's on arrival at Tower School, establishing command.
01:57
Six-five, it's going to be (name withheld).
02:14
Sorry, come back with that.
02:15
(name withheld), he said.
02:18
(name withheld).
02:30
Thank you.
02:31
We're searching for it now, is it pinpointing a lot?
02:42
The medical alert company just says the parking lot near West Shore Drive. She has one of those GPS pendants.
02:56
All right, I'm going to swing around to the rear lot.
03:05
Control, does she have a vehicle that we know of?
03:20
6-8, I'm not finding anything in the register.
03:25
All right, receipt, thank you.
03:31
Marblehead Fire, Paramedic 94.
03:38
94, clearing and in service, accidental activation.
03:44
Clear in service, accidental.
03:53
Control, do you have an address for her in town?
04:02
Police made contact and confirmed it was accidental.
04:08
Receipt, thank you.
04:10
You can clear.
04:13
Receipt, thank you.
04:15
Thank you.
04:21
Paramedic 94 answered.
04:24
She's confirming they made contact with her.
04:27
The patrol sergeant is confirming.
04:35
She had a medical alert device.
04:36
She activated it accidentally.
04:41
Okay, good enough.
04:42
Thank you. Marblehead Fire from Tower command.
04:50
Command terminated, service not needed, Engine One returning.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
W Shore Dr, Marblehead, MA 01945
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