Infant with breathing difficulty near South Elgin

Heard on: Elgin Fire

01:23

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

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Engine 21 and ambulance 7, breathing difficulty,

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(number withheld) Randall Road, between Thornwood Avenue and Pamela Drive.

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Time out 1432.

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Engine 21 and ambulance 7, breathing difficulty,

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(number withheld) Randall Road.

00:25

Elgin Fire Engine 22.

00:30

Engine 22, go ahead.

00:34

I need another ambulance to the scene here for a (number withheld) male.

00:39

You do it.

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And we just toned out ambulance seven for that call, but I do have engine 21 on it.

00:51

Is it going to be near you that you can handle it?

00:58

He's in the building here in the same building.

01:06

Okay, give me a hold ambulance or engine 21.

01:08

Can you hold the 2nd engine? Engine 22 will handle the two patients.

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Tell the angle from here.

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Message received.

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Engine 21, you can stay on.

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21 copy.

7/30/2026 12:30 PM

Medical Emergency

S Randall Rd, South Elgin, IL 60177

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, a medical emergency involving breathing difficulty occurred near Randall Road between Thornwood Avenue and Pamela Drive. Fire and ambulance units were dispatched. The situation may involve two patients in the same building, including a possible infant.