Fire response canceled after false DOA report, Baltimore MD
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire and medic units were dispatched to a reported death and possible fire near Reisterstown Road. On arrival, Engine 52 confirmed the person was alive, and the situation shifted from a fire response to a medical call. The Fire Department later canceled the response after confirming no fire or fatality.
Audio|Heard on: Baltimore City Police
Listen to dispatch call
02:12
Transcript:
00:00
There is a fire on scene with the DOA.
00:05
Let me check.
00:06
That medic was assigned to it.
00:08
Let me check.
00:10
All right, Medic 18.
00:15
You got Engine 52 that's 1023.
00:18
Medic 18 still en route.
00:20
Acknowledged.
00:22
Acknowledged. Can we check with fire, see if they need us to respond since the person is not dead anymore?
00:30
I'll send a request to them.
00:36
Fourteen, can't give him my quarter prop now.
00:41
Fourteen, I copy.
00:44
All right, acknowledged.
00:48
We should have the person checked out in a minute.
00:56
Thirteen forty-nine, ten forty.
00:59
All right, zero five fourteen.
01:06
Fourteen.
01:07
All right, you copy? I responded near Reisterstown Road.
01:11
First it came up as police notify,
01:16
and we had an update that the person was awake and moaning.
01:20
You got Engine 52 on scene,
01:22
Medic 18 is still en route,
01:25
and it's Apartment 208.
01:26
Acknowledged.
01:28
Thirteen just could be zero.
01:31
And 523.
01:35
For the fire alarm on Postman.
01:39
All right, now it's more a person issue than property.
01:42
Swing by the York Road call, a disorderly call near York Road.
01:48
He said there were people banging on his window and door at that point.
01:53
Over.
01:57
All nine.
02:02
Everything seems handled for the moment.
02:05
Remaining units can stand down.
02:09
All right, copy.
02:10
Fire Department said you could cancel.
02:12
Acknowledged.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Reisterstown Rd, Baltimore, MD 21215
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