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Medical pendant activation at east taunton home is accidental, Taunton MA

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Medical Emergency

Reported: 12/17/2025 03:08 PM

Wilderness Way, East Taunton, MA 02718

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units responded to a medical pendant activation near Wilderness Way in East Taunton. The activation was accidental, caused by a child playing with the device, and units were stood down after confirmation.

Audio|Heard on: Taunton Fire Operations

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01:56

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 9, Medic 1, near Wilderness Way for a medical pendant activation with no contact.

00:07

Engine 9, Medic 1, that's near Wilderness Way for a medical pendant activation with no contact.

00:16

Medicines on.

00:23

Dispatch, engine 9 is on for near Wilderness Way.

00:28

Engine 9, Medical 1, near Wildness Way.

00:32

Holden by third party monitoring company for an activated pendant with no contact made.

00:48

C-391.

01:06

Engine 4, Medic 2, near Cottage Street, apartment number 1 for medical.

01:14

Engine 4, medic 2,

01:16

near Cottage Street, apartment number 1 for medical.

01:20

13-34.

01:22

Good message, 9.

01:23

1,0 for 1, 17.

01:27

4,000.

01:28

4 that responded on team.

01:31

Engine 9 from dispatch.

01:36

Engine 9 answering.

01:39

Sir, we just had a call from the monitoring company.

01:43

The prescriber called the monitoring company and let them know that their granddaughter was playing with the pendant and accidentally activated it.

01:50

You can stand down.

01:53

Engine 9 receives, we'll be returning.

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Location mentioned:

Wilderness Way, East Taunton, MA 02718

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