Man suffers severe burns pouring gasoline on bonfire, Perrinton MI


A man poured gasoline on a bonfire and caught fire at a location near East Fulton St. He sustained severe burns on his chest, stomach, and arms. Emergency responders and a medical helicopter were dispatched to assist and evacuate him.
Audio|Source: Gratiot County Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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At 220, East Fulton Street, down in Parrington, we have rescue on scene and MMR route for a 57-year-old male with severe burns to the stomach and arm when messing with a bonfire.
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Clear on that, that responding was requested.
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Copy. Copy. Central 4776, you know, she was clear.
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Copy, okay. 4-5 Central, I want to dispatch Parenting Fire for LZ.
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Copy, we'll do.
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Central Appearance In Fire, stand by for a page.
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Central Parentin's Fire, Central Parentin's Fire, to assist Parenting Rescue for an LV.
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Again, to assist Parenting and Rescue for an LV, 220 East Fulton Street, 220 East Fulton Street.
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57-year-old male burned on the stomach and arm.
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Again, to assist rescue for an LZ.
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Thank you.
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I have two to four or five.
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Do we have a helicopter scrambled at this time?
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Yeah, they've got a helicopter coming to those scenes.
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Okay, clear on that.
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Actually, you get your operating player, acknowledging the page, looking for a landing zone currently.
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Copy that.
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Central from 581.
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Who is our responding? You and I have a patient update.
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Yes, Alma, 6-3.
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581. 5801. Um, parents in rescue 581.
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Please go ahead.
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Office 6 and 581, we have a male patient who is attempting to pour some gas on a fire and got flames all over him.
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We got about 80% of his chest is covered with second, third-degree burns.
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Probably about 10% of the arms and 1% of the legs are also covered with first-degree burns and appears to be nothing on the face and chest.
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As follows, 150 over 80 for a blood pressure, 134 for heart rate, 98% on room air.
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Copy that. Let's go about 15 minutes out.
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I have a lot like 15 minutes out. I have a lot like to see if I'm a lot of because of the city.
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This needs to be a policy.
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You guys will be a lot of them in a plant.
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Happy that. We'll get an LV if we need to.
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Thank you. All.
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Got me a route. 581, your rig's about 5-0.
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All right.
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All right. All right is a rescue for the burn patient from Alpha 63.
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581 from 8 from Alpha 63.
02:00
Go ahead. You get a helicopter scrambling if you want to go and get their LG together.
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Copy that.
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Your number is going to be 3136, again 3136.
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Location mentioned:
Near E Fulton St, Perrinton, MI 48871
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