Woman with asthma struggles to breathe at group home, Belchertown MA

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/13/2025 03:55 PM

Near Catherine Dr, Belchertown, MA 01007

Medical responders were called to a group home near Catherine Drive for a 36-year-old woman having trouble breathing due to asthma. She was awake and alert during the response.

Audio|Source: Belchertown Police/Fire

03:9

Transcript:

00:00

Okay, station 52, standby for the medical roll, near Catherine Drive at the group call.

00:16

Central Station 52 respond to near Catherine Drive at the group home.

00:19

For the 36-year-old female with difficulty breathing, she does have asthma, has not found any relief with her inhaler.

00:26

Currently, awake and alert, near Catherine Drive.

00:32

Station 502 received.

00:34

A-3.

00:36

Adrian.

00:43

Central, 5-2, Engine 2.

00:46

Engine 2 is on scene, two-story wood frame.

00:52

Nothing showing from three sides.

00:54

Next 5 will have a Ledgerwood Drive command.

00:58

We got out.

00:59

Great.

01:02

Central, that's going to be A1 for that Captain Drive call A1.

01:10

Release of apparatus.

01:12

A1.

01:15

Receive change of apparatus, A1.

01:20

Bravo, 6 Central, the yachts.

01:25

Receive. Receive.

01:30

Receive. Central.

01:31

5-2-A1.

01:33

A1. One.

01:36

Anyone's on the air for near Captain Drive.

01:38

Ray Citi, Timur.

01:55

Central at least, excuse me, bye for hearing.

01:57

Check.

02:09

Over-A-regional testing the bus-town-tide department, off-cross phone, clear at 8-100.

02:24

Good.

02:26

Good.

02:29

Need you to head to a 20-pool road, make contact with resident.

02:33

They had packages stolen off of their porch earlier today.

02:38

Great. Thank you.

02:46

Bravo, C.R.4 Central.

02:50

CR4.

02:54

15s en route to Lovolp.D.

02:56

Take custody that party.

02:58

And what was the medical?

03:04

Near Catherine Drive at the group home for a 36-year-old female with difficulty breathing.

03:08

She was awake, breathing, and alert.

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