Medical helicopter launched for EMS call in Townsend

Heard on: Blount County Public Safety

01:32

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Dispatch Medic Four, do we have availability of Life Star?

00:07

Dispatch Medic Four, that's affirmative.

00:09

Life Star is on standby with an ETA of 23, repeating 2-3 minutes to LZ Townsend Post.

00:21

Copy that, go ahead and launch them, please.

00:26

Copy, Medic Four launching now.

00:32

Good.

00:34

ETA of 15 to 20 minutes.

00:39

140.

00:51

One 40 . You're not on any traffic, are you?

00:58

Negative, go ahead.

01:00

Can you start towards Cookout 1305 West LA Parkway? It's going to be a school bus versus a Nissan Kicks in the parking lot.

01:06

No injuries.

01:07

The bus is full of kids.

01:10

The bus driver's trying to leave the scene.

01:13

Be a Rocky Top Fort Wayne school bus.

01:18

Simple.

01:23

Medic 4, be advised, update for Life Star.

01:28

One, 4 min .

01:31

Roger.

2026-10-02 18:52 UTC

Medical Emergency

Town Square Dr, Townsend, TN 37882

Medical helicopter launched for EMS call in Townsend

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic indicates a medical helicopter was requested and launched for an EMS incident near Townsend, with an estimated arrival of about 15 to 20 minutes. A separate report mentions a possible collision between a school bus and a car in a parking lot near a restaurant, with no reported injuries and the bus driver reportedly trying to leave the scene.

Medical helicopter launched for EMS call in Townsend

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