Elderly man falls at residence with no hazards found, Charlottesville VA
Medical EmergencyEmergency responders were called to near Farmington Dr for an 81-year-old man who had fallen at his home. Upon investigation, no fire, gas leaks, or other hazards were detected. The homeowner had turned off the gas burner prior to arrival. Medical assistance was provided for the fall, and the scene was found to be safe.
Audio|Source: Albemarle County Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
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Midday 15, you're responding near Farmington Dr, Cross Street, Wood Lane,
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where 81-year-old male does fall in.
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For call history at the residence of this address.
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Heaven's sake, recently, 2302.
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Engine 10, ECCC.
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Agent 10, go ahead.
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Engine 10 is arrived on McElroy. We're just south of the address. We're going to walk up. We'll give in this report. We'll get up there.
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Engine 10, your location, arriving just south of this address, you'll be walking in, and then you'll give a report,
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23rd.
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Our journey seeks to show us on location, taking block the position, Marion Court,
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McElroy Drive, Level 1, 6.
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Underfit Tower 10, taking a blocking position at Marine Court and McAulroy Drive.
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Level 1, 2304.
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ACC, Rescue 144, checking your status.
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Rescue 144, okay, I'm seeing 2304.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Telly one, go ahead.
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I'm on scene.
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Takeover.
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Under-check, the Italian one on scene,
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23-04.
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Say Q2 is level 1.
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Battalion, to you level 1, 2305.
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New 5, level 1, 2305. 4305.
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Okay for a medic 3 transporting.
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For a medic 3, 2306.
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Engine 10, ECC initial report. Engine 10, go ahead.
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Engine 10, ECC, initial radio report.
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Ingen 10, go ahead.
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Ingen 10 is on scene. A very small,
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one-story over a basement,
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presidential structure.
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Initial, we have nothing.
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No order, no readings.
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We do have our own water down the hill if needed. We're going to be offensive investigating Thursight Alpha.
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Engine 10 has McElroy.
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Command.
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I'll just run it.
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Engine 10 on Cine, small one story over basement reference structure,
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them sharing their readings,
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offers a strategy,
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investigating through site alpha, engine 10, and command coming through that.
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Engine 10 has you see you up there. Engine 10, ETC up there.
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Engine 10, go ahead.
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We've made our way to the basement level of the residence-only gas appliances in the house. We're going to be a furnace and a hot water tank. We have zero readings at this location.
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Appliances reading zero LEL.
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We also have a large competing smell of cat litter down here. I'm sure if that's going to be your problem.
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Do you have a gas interrupt?
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City Yard has been contacted.
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They were sending someone.
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No ECA at this time.
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In June 10 is direct.
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Also be advised, we were advised by the homeowner that they turned off the emergency gas burner to the heater here, so we had no gas flowing.
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Fast-ass switch.
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Again, no readings.
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Understood.
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In June 10 to the basement,
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the furnace in the hot water tank.
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No readings.
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Homeowner turned off the gas burner.
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2312.
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Location mentioned:
Near Farmington Dr, Charlottesville, VA 22901
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