Man's electric wheelchair breaks down on sidewalk, Yellowstone County MT


A man in an electric wheelchair is stranded on the sidewalk near Hougain Street because the wheelchair stopped working. Emergency responders were dispatched to assist.
Audio|Source: Yellowstone County Law Enforcment, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Engine 2, lift assist[1].
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There's a man outside in an electric wheelchair who's stopped working.
00:12
He cannot get it to move from the sidewalk area.
00:16
It'll be on top two.
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Sure, near Hougain Street.
00:24
Near Hougain Street.
00:26
I'm going to be clear of this area and I'll be in routes up to Highway 3.
00:37
Dispatch engine two.
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Engine two.
00:44
Do you have contact with this station? We're out at Fraser. We don't see anybody out here with a wheelchair problem and nobody out here knows anything about one.
00:55
Negative. The caller was a bus driver and stated the subject was going to get on the bus before the wheelchair broke down.
01:04
Copy.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
lift assist: Request for assistance lifting/moving a patient after a fall; typically a non-emergency medical call
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Yellowstone County, MT
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