Woman treated for breathing difficulties at apartment, Colfax WA

Medical Emergency

Reported: 12/3/2025 12:20 PM

N Mill St, Colfax, WA 99111

Emergency responders were called to an apartment near North Mill Street after a woman experienced a panic attack and difficulty breathing. The door was locked, and responders prepared to enter to assist the patient who has a history of lung disease.

Audio|Source: Whitman County Public Safety

02:32

Transcript:

00:00

Norfolk fire. Covexswainment response for breathing, near North Mill Street, apartment three.

00:03

Co-backed signal, response for breathing, near North Mill Street, apartment three.

00:07

Tum-out, 1223.

00:13

Selecting-mills, this will be Delta response.

00:20

Atah, Henry, 98-28,

00:23

2018, Super Outback, November 18,

00:25

2022.

00:30

Pressure on this is going to be Delta responses with third-party report.

00:34

A 57-year-old female called the RP[1] saying she's having a panic attack, she's having difficulty breathing, she's not responding normally.

00:41

The address provided is going to be from locals.

00:43

She's staying in her mom's house and she does have COPD.

00:50

What was the unit number again?

00:54

Number three?

01:00

43 in route, co-fire station.

01:03

1237.

01:09

116 in the last station.

01:12

1227.

01:16

143, we can get it if 116 is coming, thank you.

01:23

Received, 143 will be disregarding.

01:28

Okay, special coverage.

01:34

I'm Brush one.

01:38

Brush one.

01:41

Confirming the address, again, it's near North Mill, 33.

01:48

That's what we found in locals.

01:50

Mom's name is (name withheld).

01:52

and that's where the patient's supposed to be staying.

01:57

Crazy, the door is locked.

02:00

I will be gaining entry somehow.

02:07

How we also?

02:11

Go ahead.

02:14

The RV describes the building to be across from a church and the apartment is going to be on the bottom southeast corner.

02:24

2.03,

02:28

101.

02:30

I'll be changing locations.

Police codes explained

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[1]

RP: Reporting Party

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