Medical alarm triggered near Cottage Rd, false alert, Mercer PA


A medical alarm was reported near Cottage Road in Jackson Center with no patient contact. The alarm was later identified as a GPS alert from Mercer County, New Jersey, not Pennsylvania.
Audio|Source: Mercer County Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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Patient 100, Medical alarm activation, no-patient contact, near Cottage Rd, Jackson Center.
00:10
Station 100, Bravo Response,
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Near Cottage Rd, Jackson Center, crosses our West Capehorn Road and Esposito Road.
00:22
Bravo response for a 91-year-old,
00:25
Patient information is unknown, medical alarm activation, no contact.
00:35
County, Station 100 acknowledges a call. Will you also mark us out of service for 30 minutes?
00:42
Copy, Station 100 acknowledging, out of service for 30 minutes.
00:50
County from 103, you can stand down, staff.
00:55
Copy, Superior 103, stand down, staff.
01:03
County 107 Responding Cottage.
01:10
Copy superior 107 in route.
01:13
We did have an update. The call was for Mercer County, New Jersey.
01:18
It was a GPS alarm. It was near the turnpike New Newark, New Jersey.
01:30
Copy County.
01:33
Is it registered to near Cottage Rd?
01:42
That's a permanent.
01:49
All right, sir Steve. We'll proceed out there non-emergency and check the area out.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Cottage Rd, Mercer, PA 16137
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