Man with COPD struggles to breathe near Woodford

Heard on: Caroline County Fire and Rescue

01:15

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Engine two and ladder two one, respond to priority one breathing problem.

00:06

It's (number withheld) Gatewood Road.

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Cross streets are County Line Church Road and Bullitts Road.

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Company two district, respond on Fire Tac 2.

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Time is 0815 .

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Engine 20815 to (number withheld) Gatewood Road, cross streets of County Line Church Road and Bullock Road.

00:32

Fifty-five-year-old male, conscious with difficulty breathing.

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Patient does have COPD.

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He's advising he can barely walk.

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He weighs 203 pounds.

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He's requesting that you come to the sliding door by the ramp and the door is unlocked.

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Medic 210816 , your alarm time 0815 .

00:57

To (number withheld) Gatewood Road, cross streets of County Line Church Road and Bullocks Road.

01:02

For 55 year old male, conscious with difficulty breathing.

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Has COPD, weighs 203 pounds.

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Come to the sliding door where the ramp is.

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The door is unlocked.

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Your incident number is (number withheld) .

2026-09-12 05:12 UTC

Medical Emergency

Gatewood Rd, Woodford, VA 22580

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a reported breathing problem involving a conscious 55-year-old man with COPD at a residence near Gatewood Road in Woodford, Virginia. Responders were directed to an unlocked sliding door by a ramp.