Firefighters assist moving paraplegic male at high school, Springfield MO
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, at Central High School, firefighters were requested to assist EMS in moving a paraplegic male in a wheelchair in the auditorium due to a chairlift and elevator issue. The request was non-emergency and responders were advised to enter through Door 1.
Audio|Heard on: Springfield Police and Fire, Greene County Sheriff and Fire
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01:59
Transcript:
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C. ...to fire service call, ambulance is near East Central Street, Central High School.
00:17
(number withheld)
00:26
(number withheld), a check while being at (number withheld) West Chestnut Expressway.
00:34
Homestead Acres Mobile Home Park lot 57.
00:38
Dad messaging the caller not making any sense, advised he's highly intoxicated.
00:47
He's taken a bunch of pain medication.
00:50
He also has a loaded shotgun in the RV with him.
00:53
He did say something about killing himself.
00:56
We have Coxen Route.
00:58
The subject is (name withheld), a white male 60 years old.
01:05
Rachel 1-4-3-2.
01:08
Dispatch. Springfield into 2.
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16-08, 7.
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Hand in 2.
01:15
Stable. 3.20, clear.
01:19
Clear, stable.
01:22
Showing 2 in route, radio only.
01:25
(number withheld), (number withheld). The subject also has a machete in the home.
01:30
Okay, total, clear.
01:34
Intentution, your route, fire service call, ambulance assist, near Central Street, Central High School.
01:41
EMS is requesting 8 to 9 firefighters to assist with moving a paraplegic male with a wheelchair located in the auditorium, and they're advising responders can enter through Door 1.
01:53
It's a non-emergent request.
01:55
The school's chairlift is down and with no access to the elevator from their current location.
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Location mentioned:
E Central St, Springfield, MO 65802
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