False medical alarm triggered near Vliet Street, Cohoes NY
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Medical EmergencyResponders were sent to a GPS medical alarm near Vliet Street. The alarm was a false alert; the device was found at a post office box and the patient was confirmed to be okay.
Audio|Heard on: Albany County Volunteer Fire Departments
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02:28
Transcript:
00:00
Fire control to Oklahoma, Mohawk Ambulance, respond to the area near Vliet Street.
00:09
We received a call from the alarm company for a GPS medical alarm mapping to that area with a 10-yard radius.
00:18
The female's address for the alarm company is coming back to near Lawrence Street to an (name withheld).
00:28
(Name withheld) we're unsure if she home or in the area near Vliet Street again it's mapping for the GPS medical alarm near Vliet Street repeating fire control to Cohoes Central Station Mohawk ambulance there's one area near Vliet Street for a GPS medical alarm from the alarm company mapping to that area with a 10-yard radius he was addressed coming back to near Lawrence Street to an (name withheld) we're going to attempt to give her call apologize further our according to sending by a 14151 received fleet 1451
01:09
7771 respond 1451 1451 your control 7771
01:25
We attempted that phone number provided by the alarm company for the female, with no answer at this time, still showing near Vliet Street with a 10-yard radius.
01:37
3rd?
01:39
14503.
01:44
I control 5507.
01:46
Did you have a transition? I was on the other channel of dispatching call.
01:52
Medic 5, that's negative.
01:56
Well, 7, 8th of the Leach, 14-4.
02:06
That's fire control to 771 and Mohawk.
02:12
We received a call from the alarm company stating they spoke to the daughter and they're requesting to cancel.
02:21
The patient is all okay and the device is currently at the post office in a box so they are trying to get rid of.
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Location mentioned:
Vliet St, Cohoes, NY 12047
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