Owner requests ambulance for dog; advised to call clinic, Punta Gorda FL
Other Non-Crime EventA caller requested an ambulance for his dog at near Wood St. The dispatcher explained that fire and EMS do not transport animals and advised the caller to take the dog to a 24-hour veterinary clinic instead.
Audio|Source: Charlotte County Sheriff and Punta Gorda Police
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Transcript:
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We got a call from (name withheld) at near Wood St.
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He is requesting an ambulance at this address.
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Jen Boise, what's going on?
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He's advising that his dog needs to go to the hospital.
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If he's calling fire because of his dog after the hospital, you cancel fire. They're not going to transfer a dog.
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That's 10-4[1]. I'm going to cancel it.
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Thank you.
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Peggy 5. You were looking for him anywhere, weren't you? 10-4[1]. I got to address.
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Yeah, get the information we need for the bite,
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but also let him know that he'll have to take his dog to a 24-hour clinic, because that's not something that the player does.
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Reader Echo 4, respond to 2.55 West End.
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Apartment 4404 for a 66-year-old female.
01:17
Oaken breathing, chest pain, lose you having a heart attack.
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10th Lomero.
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Go five, you caught my last.
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You got to 9.
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Make contact with (name withheld) at Wood Street.
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Get the information that we're going to need for the bike call. We also advise him that if he wants,
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if he thinks his dog needs to put a vet, he's going to have to take it to a 24-hour clinic because that's not something that the fire department does.
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It's a transport animal.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative; message received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Near Wood St, Punta Gorda, FL 33950
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