Emergency helicopter landing set at Dunedin High School, Dunedin FL

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/2/2025 03:21 PM

Near Pinehurst Rd, Dunedin, FL 34698

Fire and EMS units coordinated to establish an emergency helicopter landing at the parking lot of Dunedin High School due to a medical emergency. The initial landing site near Michigan and County Road One was rejected due to power lines and limited space. The helicopter crew was guided to the high school parking lot as a safer landing zone.

Audio|Source: Pinellas County Fire and EMS

02:29

Transcript:

00:00

County, engine 68 from Air Mid-1 on Tech, Juliet.

00:08

Jaman, this is it 6A, I'm going to recommend we re-positioned to the parking lot of Dunedin High School.

00:19

The engine 68 from Air Mid-1, is this the correct frequency for a landing zone?

00:25

It is. We're reevaluating what they originally gave us at Michigan and County Road One. I don't think you're going to be able to land here due to overhead instructions, power lines in the small area.

00:37

I'm going to recommend we redirect the Dunedin High School's parking lot.

00:45

We'll try to get coordinates from our dispatch.

00:48

We're about five minutes out, except for you.

00:51

Copy, we'll look at.

00:57

Firefighter 6-1 to command.

01:03

Command, go ahead.

01:05

We're just informed by engine 68 that they want to move the LV Dunedin High School.

01:13

Copy that Dunedin High School.

01:18

Engine 9.

01:22

No power problem.

01:23

One foot up on out function.

01:25

I'm not able.

01:27

I'm sorry to join you by.

01:32

Three howie, one four one zero, U.S. Highway 19 North for 392A.

01:37

Squad 38 FireTech, Bravo.

01:40

Your second ALS unit is coming from Tia Verde.

01:43

Uh,

01:49

we'll be headed there.

01:54

Jack, it's a set this LV up and, uh,

01:58

we'll get you going.

01:59

You've got, uh,

02:01

Highla, you've got football field lights to,

02:05

uh, uh,

02:07

uh,

02:08

the north and high school to the south.

02:16

Good copy. Are we landing on the field or the parking lot?

02:23

Well we can do the field for you but we're setting up in the parking lot.

02:28

That works just fine, I'll do that.

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Near Pinehurst Rd, Dunedin, FL 34698

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