Air medical flight request declined due to lightning

Heard on: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP

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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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Station Air Med One, interhospital flight request coming in to Unity Point Marshalltown,

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going to the Unity Point Health in Waterloo, Iowa.

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This has been turned down by Air Care Two for lightning in the area.

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Patient weight is 200 and thirty-three .4 pounds.

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Air Med.

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Everyone, check and run.

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Copy, check and run.

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Hey everyone, go ahead.

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Yeah, you're saying Air Care Two, the Waterloo aircraft, is the one turning it down for lightning?

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It says IA Air Care Two declined for lightning in the area.

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I can try and call them and see if we can figure out.

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Yeah, let's do that.

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I mean, if the helicopter in Waterloo says it's lightning in Waterloo, then I'm inclined to believe them.

9/2/2026 05:47 PM

Medical Emergency

Unity Pt Wy, Marshalltown, IA 50158

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, air medical crews discussed a possible interhospital transfer from a hospital near Unity Point Marshalltown to a facility in Waterloo. The request was reportedly declined by another air medical unit due to lightning in the area.