Fire department assists three patients who refuse transport, Elwood IL

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/5/2025 06:03 PM

Near W Morris St, Elwood, IL 60421

The Elwood Fire Department responded to a call for lifting assistance involving three patients near West Morris Street. All three patients declined transport to medical facilities. Fire department teams handled the situation and cleared the scene shortly after.

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Transcript:

00:00

Elwood Fire, for lifting assistance,

00:03

615, 612, and 614, near West Morris St, near West Morris St, 2003.

00:20

Westtown 2403.

00:22

2403, go ahead.

00:23

All right, we got three patients.

00:28

Looks like all going to be refusals.

00:30

We'll call us both City Road Command and we'll be operating on Prey-Rour's Uncle.

00:38

Our message, Steve, we've got three patients, all refusals, they'll have a 24-15, 24-24-24 and 26, 25 responding from Wilmington. Did you want to hold anybody up?

00:50

Yeah, you can go ahead and hold up for Wilmington. We'll be able to have this pretty quick.

00:55

We'll be out here a few minutes.

00:59

Message, Steve, 26, 25, you copy.

01:04

25, copy.

01:11

614 in row.

01:19

Let's come, Coal City Road, Command.

01:22

Go ahead, command.

01:25

Okay, we can go ahead and turn around Station 2 companies, Station 1 to handle this.

01:31

Station 1 to handle for Coal City Road 2424, you can return.

01:40

612 and round 614 on Z.

01:43

Westcom, Colesley Road, Command.

01:50

Stand by one.

01:56

Go ahead, Call City Command.

02:01

Okay,

02:02

companies are working refusals.

02:04

2403 is going to be clearing the scene.

02:08

2413A hazard along with Lieutenant TP.

02:12

All right, companies working, all refusals, 2403 you're clearing, and 2413A will have to,

02:18

we'll have command with Wilcunny.

02:23

That's great.

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