EMERGENCY

DISPATCHES

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

JULY 15

9:32 a.m. — An 81-year-old man with low blood-oxygen level was transferred by Hillsboro ambulance on a physician’s orders from Parkside Homes in Hillsboro to NMC Health, formerly Newton Medical Center.

10:07 a.m. — A fire alarm at the Sports and Aquatics Center in Marion was determined by Marion firefighters to have been a false alarm caused by a student.

3:53 p.m. — An 81-year-old woman who fell and hurt her hip at Parkside Apartments in Hillsboro was taken to NMC Health by Hillsboro ambulance. An ambulance supervisor also responded.

JULY 16

9:33 a.m. — A 79-year-old man not responding normally at a home in the 200 block of Briarwood Ln. in Hillsboro was taken to NMC Health by Hillsboro ambulance. An ambulance supervisor also responded.

1:19 p.m. — A 69-year-old woman with stroke symptoms was transferred by Marion ambulance from St. Luke Hospital, Marion, to Wesley Medical Center, Wichita.

2:07 p.m. — A 53-year-old letter carrier suffering heat exhaustion in a mail truck at Lawrence and Elm Sts. in Marion was taken to St. Luke by a Hillsboro backup ambulance, filling in for Marion ambulance, which was traveling to Wichita. An ambulance supervisor also responded.

6:25 p.m. — A 32-year-old man with chest pains was transferred by Marion ambulance from St. Luke to Salina Regional Health Center, where the ambulance briefly was delayed, waiting for a nurse.

8:31 p.m. — Florence firefighters stood by for 50 minutes during a fireworks display.

THURSDAY

10:44 a.m. — A 90-year-old woman who fell and was bleeding in a shop in the 200 block of W. Grand Ave. in Hillsboro declined to be taken to a hospital by Hillsboro ambulance.

4:12 p.m. — Fire in a vehicle partially in the roadway at 110th and Nighthawk Rds. was extinguished within 20 minutes by Peabody firefighters.

6:27 p.m. — A 60-year-old man unconscious and not breathing at a farmhouse south of 340th and Wagon Wheel Rds. was pronounced dead by Marion ambulance attendants after he received cardiopulmonary resuscitation for nearly an hour. An ambulance supervisor from Hillsboro also responded. Lincolnville first responders and Lost Springs firefighters were paged but did not initially answer, so Marion firefighters were dispatched instead. When Lincolnville first responders eventually answered, all but one Marion fire vehicle was told to stand down.

9:34 p.m. — A 79-year-old woman who fell at a house in the 1000 block of Denver St. in Marion was taken to St. Luke by Marion ambulance.

10:11 p.m. — An 86-year-old man with unspecified symptoms was transferred by Hillsboro ambulance from Parkside Homes to NMC Health.

FRIDAY

9:21 a.m. — A fire alarm at Hillsboro Community Child Care Center was found by Hillsboro firefighters to have been a false alarm triggered by dust from construction.

2:23 p.m. — A 61-year-old man with gastrointestinal bleeding was transferred by Hillsboro ambulance from St. Luke to Wesley. The call originally was assigned to Marion ambulance.

6:46 p.m. — A woman having trouble breathing, possibly because of an allergic reaction to medication, at a farmhouse near 110th and Goldenrod Rds. was taken to NMC Health by Hillsboro ambulance. Goessel first responders provided initial care.

11:43 p.m. — An 87-year-old woman with gastrointestinal bleeding was transferred by Hillsboro ambulance from Hillsboro Community Hospital to Ascension Via Christi St. Francis Hospital, Wichita.

SATURDAY

11:13 a.m. — Hillsboro ambulance transferred an unspecified patient from HCH to NMC Health.

12:15 p.m. — A 52-year-old man who passed out after coughing at a home in the 200 block of S. Main St. in Hillsboro was taken to HCH by Hillsboro ambulance. Hillsboro first responders provided initial care until the ambulance returned from Newton.

5:46 p.m. — A 52-year-old man, pale, clammy, and drifting in and out of consciousness at Cottonwood Point at Marion Reservoir, was taken to NMC Health by Hillsboro ambulance. An ambulance supervisor based in Hillsboro also responded. Tampa ambulance was ordered to stand by in Hillsboro in case of additional calls until 6:50 p.m., when Marion ambulance announced that it was fully staffed.

5:50 p.m. — A fire alarm at Westview Manor in Peabody was determined by Peabody firefighters to have been a false alarm.

7:03 p.m. — A 46-year-old woman who fell and broke an ankle at a house in the 600 block of N. Lincoln St. in Tampa was taken to Salina Regional by Tampa ambulance.

SUNDAY

12:23 a.m. — Another fire alarm at Westview Manor was determined by Peabody firefighters to once again be a false alarm.

1:04 a.m. — A third alarm at Westview Manor also was determined to be a false alarm. A technician was called to repair the nursing home’s alarm system.

6:44 p.m. — An automated alert from a smart watch indicating someone had fallen in the 600 block of Main St. in Florence was determined by Marion ambulance attendants to have been accidentally activated.

9 p.m. — An uncontrollably shaking 94-year-old woman at Parkside Homes was taken to HCH by Hillsboro ambulance.

MONDAY

5:09 a.m. — A 77-year-old man who fell and stopped breathing at Parkside Homes apartments in Hillsboro was pronounced dead by Hillsboro ambulance attendants. An ambulance supervisor, a coroner, and Hillsboro firefighters and police also responded.

8:27 a.m. — Hillsboro firefighters supervised a controlled burn south of Country Inn motel.

10:18 a.m. — An unresponsive man lying on the ground at a residence on US-56 west of Upland Rd. was taken to St. Luke by Marion ambulance.

11:39 a.m. — Fire in cut hay south of 170th and Clover Rds. was battled by short-staffed Marion firefighters, who had to ask for help from Florence. Only two firefighters in a single brush truck answered an initial page along with Marion’s fire chief, so Florence firefighters were called to bring a tanker and two brush trucks. After no one answered a repeated page for Marion firefighters at 12:01 a.m., Cedar Point firefighters were summoned as well. The fire was extinguished and hot spots checked by 12:31 p.m.

4:53 p.m. — Fire in a swather and adjoining grass near 110th and Indigo Rds. was extinguished by the person who reported it before Goessel firefighters could respond with a tanker and three brush trucks.

5:24 p.m. — A person breathing abnormally at Homestead Affordable Housing, Marion, was taken to St. Luke by Marion ambulance. An ambulance supervisor from Hillsboro also responded.

10 p.m. — A 12-year-old boy who fell in the 500 block of Lawrence Ave. in Durham declined to be taken to a hospital by Hillsboro ambulance. Durham first responders initially evaluated the patient.

10:27 p.m. — Debris atop the Sinclair gasoline station’s canopy in Hillsboro was ignited, probably by lightning, but the fire was put out by torrential rain that rolled through the area. Hillsboro, Marion, and Durham firefighters and the county emergency manager all were dispatched. Unlike for the fire at 11:39 a.m., multiple Marion firefighters responded. All but Hillsboro firefighters were told to stand down after Hillsboro’s fire chief arrived and reported that the fire was out.

10:46 p.m. — A 60-mph wind gust caused a power failure in Hillsboro.

11:12 p.m. — A 60-mph gust caused a power failure and downed tree limbs of 8 to 10 inches in diameter in Burns.