Female student injured by head impact at Moore Dormitory, Amherst MA

Medical Emergency

Reported: 10/30/2025 06:09 PM

Moore Hall, Amherst, MA 01002

An 18-year-old female student was injured by hitting her head on a bedpost at Moore Dormitory at UMass Amherst. She was bleeding from her head and emergency responders were sent to provide medical assistance.

Audio|Source: Amherst Fire

02:13

Transcript:

00:00

Thank you. Attention 5-1, engine 1.

00:05

Attention 5-1,

00:07

engine 1.

00:09

Respond EFR[1] to near Southwest Circle, the Moore Dormitory at UMass. For an 18-year-old female who fell hit a bedpost and is bleeding from her head,

00:24

respond, EFR[1],

00:27

near Southwest Circle, Moore Dormitory at U. UMass at 2109.

00:34

This is to 9, A3.

00:38

Go ahead, A3.

00:40

Throw us on the air responding to joining one, you can hold in one, quarter.

00:48

A3 on air responding to Moore Dormitory and Jouan can hold in quarters at 2110.

01:01

729 from Computer Science Command.

01:05

Go ahead, Computer Science Command.

01:08

Alarm activation due to a wet pole station on the fourth floor north side.

01:14

EH&S to handle. They have the fire alarm shop coming to replace it.

01:18

Command is terminated, engine two, engine three, and service returning.

01:24

Fire alarm activation due to wet pole station, EH and S to repair.

01:30

Command is terminated.

01:32

Engine two, engine three, X3, returning to service at 2111.

01:39

1394 off the stage.

01:42

A4 off at CDH 21-11.

01:50

79-8-3

01:53

Go at A-3

01:55

We're on to move on. Is this a room emergency?

02:01

A3 on air, I mean, unseen at Moore Dormitory at UMass, 2113. There was no room number, they said they would be on the first floor waiting.

02:12

Okay. Okay.

Police codes explained

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[1]

EFR: Emergency First Responder medical response

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Moore Hall, Amherst, MA 01002

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