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Dumbest thing heard on the radio
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flhtci01
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Unit XX, respond to XXXX for out of control 11 y/o.
During an ice storm, a crew was dispatched for hospital-to-hospital transfer, going about 40 miles away.
Crew: Um, dispatch...it's gonna take us a looong time to get there.
Dispatch: Ya think?
Same dispatcher, different day:
"Ambulance XXX, Medic YY states your lights are still on. That may be why people keep getting out of your way."
And last week, ALS unit dispatched for "pt not feeling well" call at a local nursing home.
Crew: Dispatch, is there BLS in the area?
Dispatch: Negative. That's why we're sending you.
Crew: Um, dispatch...it's gonna take us a looong time to get there.
Dispatch: Ya think?
Same dispatcher, different day:
"Ambulance XXX, Medic YY states your lights are still on. That may be why people keep getting out of your way."
And last week, ALS unit dispatched for "pt not feeling well" call at a local nursing home.
Crew: Dispatch, is there BLS in the area?
Dispatch: Negative. That's why we're sending you.
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Dispatch: Dispatch to Ambulance 5
A5: Go Ahead
Dispatch: Is this your mobile radio your talking on?
A5: What??
Dispatch: Are you speaking on your mobile or portable radio?
A5: Huh?
Dispatch: IS THIS THE RADIO MOUNTED TO THE DASHBOARD OF YOUR AMBULANCE?
A5: Yes, sorry
A5: Go Ahead
Dispatch: Is this your mobile radio your talking on?
A5: What??
Dispatch: Are you speaking on your mobile or portable radio?
A5: Huh?
Dispatch: IS THIS THE RADIO MOUNTED TO THE DASHBOARD OF YOUR AMBULANCE?
A5: Yes, sorry
I-cant-fix-stupid
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Medic 121- Dispatch we are unable to find our address.
Dispatch (snottily)- The house you are looking for is between the brick one and the one with blue wood siding
Medic 121- Dispatch... is it made of straw?
Dispatch- Click...Click...That is SO unprofessional!
Medic 121- Dispatch we are unable to find our address.
Dispatch (snottily)- The house you are looking for is between the brick one and the one with blue wood siding
Medic 121- Dispatch... is it made of straw?
Dispatch- Click...Click...That is SO unprofessional!
pvfd62med22
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Us during the snowstorm the other day (lots of cars off the road)
Ctrl: Dispatch to A1.
Us: A1 is on go ahead.
Ctrl: A1 can you plz respond to Adams Rd Hwy Dept is reporting car into a tree Fire units responding.
Us: A1 received responding Adams rd for the MVA
Ctrl: Recved. A1 responding be advised Pd will be enroute as soon as they clear from the other accident.
Us(about 15 min ltr): Ctrl, A1 on scene with the Hwy Dept.
Ctrl: received Al your on scene @ 1805hrs.
Us: Ctrl be advised this is going to be a Pt refusal Minimal damage to the car/ A1 will be in service on scene completing paperwork.
Ctrl: Recived pt refusal your in service completing paperwork.
Fire: Ctrl, x1
Ctrl: Go ahead X1.
Fire: X1, x6, portable 16 and 20, and E4 will be on scene X1 will have command..
Ctrl: Received X1, x6, portable 16 and 20, and E4 will be on scene X1 will have command
PD (a few minutes later): Control (PDunit)7
Ctrl: go ahead...
Pd: Looking for a better location of the accident on Adams Rd..
Ctrl: It will be where the A1 the entire Fd and the Hwy dept are... ok?
Pd: recived...
Ctrl: Dispatch to A1.
Us: A1 is on go ahead.
Ctrl: A1 can you plz respond to Adams Rd Hwy Dept is reporting car into a tree Fire units responding.
Us: A1 received responding Adams rd for the MVA
Ctrl: Recved. A1 responding be advised Pd will be enroute as soon as they clear from the other accident.
Us(about 15 min ltr): Ctrl, A1 on scene with the Hwy Dept.
Ctrl: received Al your on scene @ 1805hrs.
Us: Ctrl be advised this is going to be a Pt refusal Minimal damage to the car/ A1 will be in service on scene completing paperwork.
Ctrl: Recived pt refusal your in service completing paperwork.
Fire: Ctrl, x1
Ctrl: Go ahead X1.
Fire: X1, x6, portable 16 and 20, and E4 will be on scene X1 will have command..
Ctrl: Received X1, x6, portable 16 and 20, and E4 will be on scene X1 will have command
PD (a few minutes later): Control (PDunit)7
Ctrl: go ahead...
Pd: Looking for a better location of the accident on Adams Rd..
Ctrl: It will be where the A1 the entire Fd and the Hwy dept are... ok?
Pd: recived...
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This happened during an ice storm several years ago that decided to take out the fencing of the property
Dispatch : Medic 2 - please respond to Hwy 772
Medic 2 : What's the nature of the call ?
Dispatch : PD has requested fire assistance and standby
Medic 2 : Ummm, what the heck, but okay
Ten minutes later
Medic 2 to Medic 6 (my truck) : respond to station 4
Me : back up needed?
Medic 2 : No, but PD requests you ASAP
Me : What's going on?
Medic 2 : Because your horses are being corralled in the fire dept and with the cruisers and fire isn't real happy with your horses depositing presents in the bay
Me : Are you sure they're mine ?
PD : We know they're yours - I read the halter of the one that stuck it's head through my window
ME : Okay, copy that PD we're enroute
Got there to find all 9 of my horses crammed into the bay and being fed leftover biscuits. Turns out the ice storm had caused a tree to fall on the fencing taking out a section where they were allowing them to go on a tour of the town...
This happened during an ice storm several years ago that decided to take out the fencing of the property
Dispatch : Medic 2 - please respond to Hwy 772
Medic 2 : What's the nature of the call ?
Dispatch : PD has requested fire assistance and standby
Medic 2 : Ummm, what the heck, but okay
Ten minutes later
Medic 2 to Medic 6 (my truck) : respond to station 4
Me : back up needed?
Medic 2 : No, but PD requests you ASAP
Me : What's going on?
Medic 2 : Because your horses are being corralled in the fire dept and with the cruisers and fire isn't real happy with your horses depositing presents in the bay
Me : Are you sure they're mine ?
PD : We know they're yours - I read the halter of the one that stuck it's head through my window
ME : Okay, copy that PD we're enroute
Got there to find all 9 of my horses crammed into the bay and being fed leftover biscuits. Turns out the ice storm had caused a tree to fall on the fencing taking out a section where they were allowing them to go on a tour of the town...
fire_911medic
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Touche'
My partner and I were notorious for "willing" calls - we'd talk about it and we'd get it. Were sitting around one day made the comment we hadn't had a code in a while and that it was pretty cool, was feelin pretty good about the state of the county, had the radio on and was jammin away. Dispatch broke the good mood
Dispatch : Medic 2 respond to **** Russell Ave for a code 500
Us : (in the background playing Another one bites the dust)
Dispatch (laughing): 10-4 and You might want to change the radio channel
My partner and I were notorious for "willing" calls - we'd talk about it and we'd get it. Were sitting around one day made the comment we hadn't had a code in a while and that it was pretty cool, was feelin pretty good about the state of the county, had the radio on and was jammin away. Dispatch broke the good mood
Dispatch : Medic 2 respond to **** Russell Ave for a code 500
Us : (in the background playing Another one bites the dust)
Dispatch (laughing): 10-4 and You might want to change the radio channel
fire_911medic
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One of them days
Had been a REALLY long shift, and was nearing the end of 60 straight and ready to head home when got last call
Dispatch : Medic 2 respond to Hwy 80 for MCI
Me : Oh *Censored Word* you've got to be kidding me
Dispatch : Bystanders report multiple severe patients
Me: Roll mutual aid from surrounding counties
Dispatch : 10-4
(ten minutes later)
Dispatch : Bystanders request you step it up
Me : We're going as fast as we can please put helicopter on standby
Dispatch : 10-4 , S.O., fish and wildlife and vehicle enforcement in route (that shoulda tipped me off to something)
(arrive on scene to find multiple "patients" that are now dead - patients was three deer that were hit and S.O. had shot prior to our arrival and failed to call us off in the "excitement")
Me : Uh, dispatch you can cancel the helicopter
Dispatch : are you transporting by ground?
Me : Negative - S.O. has killed them
Dispatch : Are you requesting the coroner?
Me : No, S.O. is tying them to the hood and taking them back for dinner
Dispatch : WHAT?
Me : The patients were deer...
Dispatch : Oh, 10-4, tell them to bring me some Bambi !
(Only in the country !)
Had been a REALLY long shift, and was nearing the end of 60 straight and ready to head home when got last call
Dispatch : Medic 2 respond to Hwy 80 for MCI
Me : Oh *Censored Word* you've got to be kidding me
Dispatch : Bystanders report multiple severe patients
Me: Roll mutual aid from surrounding counties
Dispatch : 10-4
(ten minutes later)
Dispatch : Bystanders request you step it up
Me : We're going as fast as we can please put helicopter on standby
Dispatch : 10-4 , S.O., fish and wildlife and vehicle enforcement in route (that shoulda tipped me off to something)
(arrive on scene to find multiple "patients" that are now dead - patients was three deer that were hit and S.O. had shot prior to our arrival and failed to call us off in the "excitement")
Me : Uh, dispatch you can cancel the helicopter
Dispatch : are you transporting by ground?
Me : Negative - S.O. has killed them
Dispatch : Are you requesting the coroner?
Me : No, S.O. is tying them to the hood and taking them back for dinner
Dispatch : WHAT?
Me : The patients were deer...
Dispatch : Oh, 10-4, tell them to bring me some Bambi !
(Only in the country !)
pvfd62med22
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Would this have been the Dec of '08 Ice storm that Slammed the Upper New England area.. particularly the Upstate NY and WestMASS?
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i was dispatched to a house where a woman's "water broke", and she was screaming( strong language barrier) so everyone was responding thinking this woman was crowning. We get there and find out her "water pipe broke" and she burned her hands from the hot water. Very minor burns lol
fire_911medic
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No, the one prior - '03 or '05 I can't recall off top of my head sorry ! Pretty sure it was '03 though !
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Heard this on our flycar's scanner while coming back from a code:
"Fire control to 1281"
"1281 online go ahead"
"Uhhh 1281... your back door is loose!"
At first nobody said anything, but the whole car burst into laughter about 2 seconds later, and we proceeded to laugh all the way back to the station.
"Fire control to 1281"
"1281 online go ahead"
"Uhhh 1281... your back door is loose!"
At first nobody said anything, but the whole car burst into laughter about 2 seconds later, and we proceeded to laugh all the way back to the station.
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Driving down Main St...
"Dispatch to Squad 1"
"Squad 1. Go ahead dispatch."
"Stop. You've been hit from behind."
...silence...
"We have???"
Turns out a woman driving a minivan wasn't paying attention and was following too close. She ended up rear-ending the truck and when it was all said and done, the sticker on the back of the truck that reads "STAY BACK 500 FEET" was about 3 inches from her face....lol
She later tried to sue the crew for slamming their brakes on....she lost.
"Dispatch to Squad 1"
"Squad 1. Go ahead dispatch."
"Stop. You've been hit from behind."
...silence...
"We have???"
Turns out a woman driving a minivan wasn't paying attention and was following too close. She ended up rear-ending the truck and when it was all said and done, the sticker on the back of the truck that reads "STAY BACK 500 FEET" was about 3 inches from her face....lol
She later tried to sue the crew for slamming their brakes on....she lost.
We got dispatched to a local facility for an unknown medical. The address dispatch gave us did not correspond to the building where we were sent.
Ambulance: "Uhhh...that's not an apartment here...we can't find them..."
Dispatch: "AWESOME!!! Standby"
Ambulance: "Roger..."
We got to 'em eventually.
Ambulance: "Uhhh...that's not an apartment here...we can't find them..."
Dispatch: "AWESOME!!! Standby"
Ambulance: "Roger..."
We got to 'em eventually.
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I work for a service that does mostly transports and a few nursing home emergencies. Our dispatchers are trained on how to dispatch, but not what anything in the medical field means.
We received a call for respiratory distress and altered mental status, and dispatch was kind enough to inform us that they had a trachia.
Arived on scene to find that the patient had a teacheostomy.
We received a call for respiratory distress and altered mental status, and dispatch was kind enough to inform us that they had a trachia.
Arived on scene to find that the patient had a teacheostomy.
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BLS crew dispatched for a patient assist, came in 3rd party. Apparently caller's mom fell, but they weren't sure if she was inside or outside the residence. Local fire whacker, who was an EMT on the responding rig went on scene as follows: "XXXX on scene, 2 story residence, nothing showing, we'll be out investigating". Find it funny or annoying, depending on your view of fire whackers, lol.
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Many years ago, long before 911, a neighboring VFD went out on a run in the middle of the night. I leaned over to listen to the call. I couldn't hear what the responding unit said, but the Chief, who was dispatching, said, "Hey! Cut out that squirrely s*it on the fire radio!"