Dongola firefighters requested to set up helicopter landing zone at fire station

Heard on: Franklin, Perry, Jackson, Williamson, and Jefferson Counties Police, Fire and EMS

01:29

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

That they are coming to Dongola Fire Department should be about 22, 23 minutes.

00:06

10-4, thank you.

00:07

If you wouldn't mind, go ahead and set up Fire Department for LZ.

00:18

No contact with the resident.

00:20

Speaking to the neighbor.

00:22

There was an elderly gentleman that lived there that passed away.

00:26

I agree. I know I've been there before.

00:29

I've been there for a minute though.

00:31

No contact because.

00:51

We'll fire it off.

01:12

Attention, Dongola firefighters.

01:15

Attention, Dongola firefighters. Please respond to your fire station.

01:17

Help set up landing zone.

01:19

ETA of about 21, 22 minutes.

01:22

Attention, Dongola firefighters.

01:24

Please respond to your fire station.

01:26

Help set up landing zone.

01:27

ETA 21, 22 minutes.

7/25/2026 11:36 AM

Medical Emergency

Old US Hwy 51 S, Dongola, IL 62926

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, dongola firefighters are requested to respond to the fire station to help set up a helicopter landing zone, with ETA about 21–23 minutes. Units also report no contact with a resident at a nearby location and are speaking with a neighbor; a neighbor mentions an elderly gentleman who previously lived there has passed away.