Phone found in road triggers false crash alert, Syracuse NY
Emergency responders were sent to Wabash Avenue and South Geddes Street after an iPhone crash detection alert. Upon arrival, they found the alert was false; the signal was from a phone lying in the middle of the road, and no crash had occurred. The ambulance was canceled.
Audio|Source: Onondaga County and Syracuse City Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine Company 3,
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Wabash Avenue and South Dakota Street. The company 3,
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79 possible,
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Wabash Avenue and South Carolina Street.
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For engine company 3, 79 possible, Wabash Avenue and South Geddes Street.
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It's an iPhone crash detection, no contact made.
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Call taker Ken here, traffic in the background.
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21 52
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Control Liverpool Rescue 1
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Go ahead
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For AMR, you can cancel, 2153
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All right, we're arrived
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We see
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Street to Fire Control, it's just a phone in the middle of the road and didn't cancel the ambulance for service.
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Are you said phone in the middle of the road, canceling the ambulance 21054. Showing service.
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Location mentioned:
S Geddes St, Syracuse, NY
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