Fire unit responds to breathing emergency near Horseshoe Rd, Durham NC
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a medical call for a person having trouble breathing near Horseshoe Road in Durham. No medic unit was available, so a fire crew walked in due to a long driveway leading to the residence.
Audio|Heard on: Durham City Fire
Listen to dispatch call
02:46
Transcript:
00:00
Breathing problem.
00:01
Near Horseshoe Road.
00:07
Problem near Horseshoe Road, cross street South Horseshoe Road.
00:14
Engine three.
00:25
Engine three, it's going to be a Charlie response.
00:27
No medics available.
00:28
Use ops channel two, ops two.
00:40
Engine three from ladder three.
00:44
Go ahead.
00:50
We're headed that way.
01:07
Station's going to go POV, so we'll no longer need a medic unit.
01:11
And you can clear the ops.
01:14
Channel four, thank you.
01:18
Ladder three to medic unit coming near Horseshoe.
01:32
What better three is EMS 50? I don't have a threat available for you right now.
01:36
Can you give me some information?
01:41
We had to stop shy of the driveway because it's long to get back to the house.
01:58
Engine three or ladder three from FP 21.
02:04
Go ahead.
02:08
Do you need me to head that way?
02:19
Still don't have a medic unit en route.
02:27
We haven't reached the house yet.
02:29
Long driveway, about quarter mile off the road, we are walking in.
02:36
Just letting them pass my truck, but I don't know what we got yet.
02:43
10-4[1]. I'm monitoring in case you need me out here that way if you do.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment / OK
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Location mentioned:
W Horseshoe Rd, Durham, NC 27703
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