Medical emergency for intoxicated man near walking bridge, Asheville NC

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/3/2025 04:37 PM

Near Atkinson St, Asheville, NC 28801

Fire department dispatched to a medical emergency near the walking bridge accessed from Hillcrest close to I-26. The emergency involved an extremely intoxicated male in need of assistance. Law enforcement was also en route to the scene to help with the situation.

Audio|Source: Asheville Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Engine 1. near Atkinson St.

00:03

Unknown Medical.

00:05

Engine 1. near Atkinson St.

00:09

Unknown Medical.

00:10

I-26 East.

00:12

On Fire Med.

00:18

Coms from Battalion 2.

00:20

Correction Metan 3.

00:22

Go ahead, sir.

00:26

I'm still on Stam in line of four in this individual. He is extremely intoxicated. Do we have a community responder still available?

00:34

Stam, I'll see if I got one.

00:36

Coms and any community responder will fire dispatch.

00:43

This is the R2, go ahead.

00:46

CR2, I'm going to have Battalion 2, correction, Battalion 3 on scene of a highly intoxicated male. It's going to be near Peachtree Road. Can you hit that way for me?

00:58

I can.

00:59

Let me give him a public service.

01:03

Copy, sir. Be advised, we do have a call pending for LEO to come out there and assist as well.

01:09

Understood, thank you. Thank you.

01:11

Comptain, for you.

01:14

No, Conce.

01:19

CR2 or 3, I can remember now is getting ready to give you a public service. We also do have law enforcement trying to get to you as well.

01:26

Okay, thank you.

01:32

I was UCon for CIP.

01:38

Copy, Sierra 3. Battalion 3 was on the scene with a subject.

01:41

It looks like Sierra 2 is going to call him.

01:45

Simple.

01:50

Collin's engine 1.

01:54

Engine 1, go ahead.

01:57

The advisor, this guy was plotting more like near Atkinson St. He said they're going to be under the walking bridge that you access from Hillcrest.

02:07

Right there next to I-26.

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Near Atkinson St, Asheville, NC 28801

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