Woman trapped in elevator on top floor of church

Heard on: Chittenden County Rural/Semi Rural Dispatch

03:52

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75 to the elevator call.

00:01

Respond to the (number withheld) Center Circle.

00:04

Female stuck in the elevator.

00:16

75, I'm gonna have vehicle fire response to the 1st three vehicle center purple, female, 7th and avenue.

00:35

84 is on the air now.

00:59

Church is still in progress here, and parking lot and road is full.

01:05

Squad 52 to K4.

01:11

K4, I'm going.

01:25

Head that way.

01:49

I'll be up there shortly.

01:51

I'll

02:41

take around the circle and just make sure we have room for squad when they arrive.

03:10

Top floor. I'm unable to open the door.

03:13

I'm going to wait for squad to arrive and I'm working on getting the key right now.

03:37

Thirty-three-year-old female in the elevator denying injury.

03:41

I do have her mother on scene with me, and we are working on a reset, electronic reset of the elevator right now.

03:50

It appears that the church does not have a key.

2026-10-04 15:39 UTC

Rescue / Entrapment

Center St, Williston, VT 05495

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire and rescue crews responded to a reported elevator entrapment on the top floor of a building near Center Circle in Williston. A 33-year-old woman was stuck with the doors unable to open, and responders worked on an electronic reset while waiting for a squad to arrive. The woman reportedly denied any injury, and her mother was on scene.