Officer requests backup for suicidal individual on mountain, Athens NY


An officer responding to a call about a suicidal person asked for backup but was told no other units were available in the mountain area.
Audio|Source: Athens Volunteer Fire
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Transcript:
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Do you have another unit that's going to back me up or no?
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Negative, there is no other units on the mountain.
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Did you still want a second unit?
00:05
Yes, I did for a suicidal sub-zone[1].
00:08
Where do you hit, low pole? 1942.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
suicidal sub-zone: Possible mental health crisis involving risk of self-harm
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Athens, NY
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