False alarm reported at location near SW 4th Ave, Portland OR
Responders were dispatched to a medical alarm at a location near SW 4th Avenue. The call was determined to be a false alarm because the person was already transported to the west side Kaiser hospital. The emergency responders canceled their response.
Audio|Source: Portland Area Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
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Truck 22 being requested by Bravo 401 on scene for a Priority 5[1] Baker[2] unknown problem, near SW 4th Ave, Respondos 1.
00:12
Truck 22, been requested by Bravo 401 for a priority 5 Bravo Unknown Problem, near SW 4th Ave, Respondon, it's 1139.
00:22
Truck 22.
00:30
Truck 22.
00:33
The medical alarm we just got dispatched on is going to be a false alarm. That subject just got transported at the west side, Kaiser.
00:42
Okay,
00:50
so truck 22, you're canceling the call in 4-01. You can't copy this person's already been taken somewhere.
00:58
We need an ALS ambulance to take this patient and is outside of our scope of practice.
01:05
Okay, gotcha.
01:06
Truck 22, cancel.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Priority 5: Low-priority, non-emergency response level for calls requiring minimal or delayed police attention.
[2]
Baker: Phonetic designator for the letter B, used in police radio communications and unit identifiers.
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