EMERGENCY

DISPATCHES

Broadcasts about these fire and ambulance calls were monitored this past week by the newspaper:

SEPT. 1

10:19 a.m. — Hillsboro ambulance attendants verified a death reported at a home in the 600 block of W. Division St. in Peabody.

11:15 a.m. — An 81-year-old man who fell in a bathtub at a home in the 300 block of N. Maple St. in Peabody was taken to NMC Health, Newton, by Hillsboro ambulance. Peabody firefighters helped lift the man.

7:42 p.m. — A 97-year-old woman thought to be having a stroke at a home in the 100 block of W. Scott St. in Burns declined to be taken to a hospital by Marion ambulance. Burns first responders arrived within six minutes and dealt with the patient until the ambulance arrived 17 minutes later.

8:15 p.m. — A call for an ambulance for a 92-year-old woman coughing after choking at a home in the 500 block of S. Lincoln St. in Hillsboro was canceled before Hillsboro ambulance arrived.

11:10 p.m. — A 74-year-old man with a brain tumor who rolled out of bed at a home in the 200 block of N. Lincolnville Ave. in Lincolnville and became stuck between the bed and a table was taken to St. Luke Hospital, Marion, by Tampa ambulance. Lincolnville first responders arrived within 14 minutes and dealt with the patient until the ambulance arrived 14 minutes after that.

SEPT. 2

8:03 a.m. — A 35-year-old man critically injured when a line transferring anhydrous ammonia between a tanker and a tank burst and hit him in the face near US-77 and Broadway in Burns was airlifted to Ascension Via Christi St. Francis Hospital, Wichita. Marion ambulance, Burns firefighters, sheriff’s deputies, and an environmental health officer all responded.

2:59 p.m. — A brush fire, reported to a volunteer firefighter, near 260th and Nighthawk Rds. was extinguished within 90 minutes by Tampa and Durham firefighters.

5:13 p.m. — Fire in a disconnected semi-trailer hauling food items on K-15 south of 220th Rd. was for the most part extinguished within 15 minutes by Hillsboro firefighters, but some remained until 6:53 p.m. to extinguish remaining items in the trailer. Hillsboro ambulance also responded, but the driver declined to be taken to a hospital.

9:37 p.m. — A grass fire caused by fireworks near 9th and Maple Sts. in Peabody was extinguished in less than 30 minutes by Peabody firefighters.

11:09 p.m. — An uninjured 65-year-old man who fell at a home in the 500 block of S. Cedar St. in Marion was helped up by Marion ambulance attendants. He declined to be taken to a hospital.

11:34 p.m. — A 96-year-old woman with chest pains at Peabody Health and Rehab was transferred to Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, by Hillsboro ambulance.

THURSDAY

12:25 a.m. — A 74-year-old man with a brain tumor unable to communicate and vomiting blood at a home in the 200 block of N. Lincolnville Ave. in Lincolnville was taken to St. Luke by Marion ambulance. Lincolnville and Lost Springs firefighters repeatedly were paged to help lift the man but did not respond. A deputy sheriff was dispatched instead, but two firefighters eventually responded before he arrived.

5:44 a.m. — A 72-year-old woman with chest pain and arm numbness at a home in the 600 block of N. Cedar St. in Marion was taken to St. Francis on an emergency basis by Marion ambulance.

6:31 a.m. — Goessel firefighters briefly were dispatched for a brush fire near 29th Ave. and Chisholm Rd. in McPherson County.

2:25 p.m. — Burns firefighters were dispatched for a fire near NW 30th and NW River Valley Rds. in Butler County.

4:01 p.m. — A 58-year-old man with diabetic ketoacidosis was transferred by Hillsboro ambulance from HCH to Salina Regional Medical Center.

6:53 p.m. — A backup ambulance based in Hillsboro stood by until 8:53 p.m. at a football game in Hillsboro.

8:12 p.m. — Marion ambulance, Burns first responders, and Burns firefighters initially were dispatched to MKC in Burns while sheriff’s deputies investigated a report of a potential leak of anhydrous ammonia, but the call was canceled before they arrived.

FRIDAY

9:55 a.m. — A 60-year-old man who fell and may have broken his ankle near 340th and Mustang Rds. was taken to NMC Health by Tampa ambulance. Hillsboro ambulance also responded to provide drugs for pain management.

1:25 p.m. — Hillsboro firefighters and two sheriff’s deputies were called to search for a reportedly stranded boat on Marion Reservoir. Global positioning coordinates were supplied, but another boat helped the stranded boat, and the call was canceled before rescuers arrived.

3:53 p.m. — Ramona and Tampa firefighters were dispatched to help battle a corn stalk fire for nearly an hour near Mink Rd. and 200 Ave. in Dickinson County.

4:17 p.m. — A 59-year-old man with pancreatitis and kidney injury was transferred by Hillsboro ambulance from HCH to Wesley.

6:45 p.m. — Hillsboro ambulance, later relieved by a backup ambulance based in Hillsboro, stood by until 9:19 p.m. at a football game in Peabody.

7:19 p.m. — Marion ambulance stood by until 10:30 p.m. at a football game in Marion.

7:31 p.m. — Tampa ambulance stood by until 10:58 p.m. at a football game at Centre.

SATURDAY

1:29 a.m. — A 71-year-old man short of breath at Salem Home in Hillsboro was taken to HCH by Hillsboro ambulance.

12:12 p.m. — A 1-year-old girl who had choked on a cupcake at a home in the 200 block of N. Lincoln St. in Marion was checked by Marion ambulance attendants. A parent declined to have her taken to a hospital.

1:24 p.m. — A caller asked for Marion ambulance to check a 49-year-old woman who fell at a home in Canada but called back and said he was taking her to St. Luke.

4:50 p.m. — A 45-year-old man with a broken pelvis after a motorcycle accident was being transferred by Marion ambulance from St. Luke to Wesley when the ambulance returned to St. Luke so the man instead could be transported on an emergency basis by helicopter.

11:01 p.m. — Using a drone, two boats, and a spotter on land, Hillsboro firefighters spent more than three hours navigating shallow inlets in darkness to rescue a boat that ran out of fuel near French Creek Cove on Marion Reservoir.

SUNDAY

8:22 a.m. — An 88-year-old man with chest pain was transferred by Hillsboro ambulance from Bethesda Home in Goessel to NMC Health. Goessel first responders were paged but did not answer.

LABOR DAY

1:06 a.m. — A 42-year-old woman with cardiac issues was transferred by Marion ambulance from St. Luke to St. Francis.

12:25 p.m. — A four-alarm fire that began when tires blew and grew to fully engulf a semi-trailer carrying cardboard boxes on US-50 near Alfalfa Rd. was extinguished by Florence, Marion, Cedar Point, and Peabody firefighters after smoldering for nearly three hours. The trailer was unloaded with a skid steer to allow firefighters to reach smoldering contents. The driver, whose eardrums may have been damaged when tires blew, asked to be checked by Marion ambulance attendants but declined to be taken to a hospital. A county emergency manager also responded.

1:45 p.m. — Goessel firefighters and first responders and Hillsboro ambulance were dispatched for a wreck in which a car careened off 150th Rd. east of Eagle Rd. Two occupants were uninjured. They were checked by first responders and Hillsboro ambulance attendants and declined to be taken to a hospital.

1:57 p.m. — A person who fell in the 300 block of S. Main St. in Hillsboro was helped up by Hillsboro firefighters and medics in a backup ambulance based in Hillsboro. The person declined to be taken to a hospital.

3:43 p.m. — Hillsboro ambulance was sent to 220th and Goldenrod Rds. to evaluate a person who was taken into custody for unspecified reasons. The person declined to be taken to a hospital.

6:51 p.m. — A backup ambulance based in Hillsboro stood by at a Tabor College football game, and Goessel first responders stood by until 8:47 p.m. at a Goessel football game.

9:23 p.m. — An unconscious 96-year-old woman in the 100 block of W. Scott St. in Burns was taken on an emergency basis to St. Francis by Marion ambulance. Burns first responders arrived within eight minutes and cared for the woman until the ambulance arrived 18 minutes later.