Accidental medical alarm at senior residence, New Albany IN
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency units responded to a medical alarm at a residence where doors and windows were locked. After investigation, it was found the alarm was accidentally triggered by a nearby senior residence. No emergency was confirmed.
Audio|Heard on: New Albany Police and Fire
Listen to dispatch call
02:2
Transcript:
00:00
Point 242, go ahead.
00:03
We are unable to make contact.
00:06
There are no doors open, all doors are locked, all windows are locked.
00:10
We are not able to confirm that there is anyone in the residence or not.
00:15
Would you be able to possibly start fire for a force entry?
00:22
No, open east.
00:28
Copy 42, standby.
00:31
22, 42,
00:35
42,
00:36
Engine one is en route.
00:38
Very late, thank you.
00:39
It's 22, 42.
00:42
42, go ahead.
00:45
42, do you have any reason to believe that that patient is down inside that residence? Is there anything that you hear or see?
00:53
Negative.
00:55
The lights are on.
00:56
There is a vehicle in the garage.
00:59
We're just unable to make entry.
01:00
There's no answering the doors.
01:02
All doors are locked, windows are locked.
01:04
We've announced ourselves with EMS several times.
01:06
I'm going to answer.
01:08
Clear. I don't know if we're going to be able to force entry to that.
01:11
Let me get with our major, I'll be right back with you.
01:15
We're clear.
01:16
We're going to see if the senior facility next door has a key holder with information.
01:24
Clear.
01:28
43. You can show us something.
01:34
Copy 43 at 1411.
01:42
We're going to go ahead and send PD and an engine out there just to evaluate the situation. They may or may not be able to force entry to work.
01:51
2242 New Albany, the patient is actually going to be in the River Crest senior residence.
01:57
She has accidentally set this off.
01:58
You can disregard.
02:01
The opening is clear on all, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Grant Line Rd, New Albany, IN 47150
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