Man in his nineties falls and suffers hip injury, Buffalo NY

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/13/2025 10:56 AM

Near Tampa Dr, Buffalo, NY 14220

A man in his nineties was found after falling and experiencing severe hip pain near Tampa Drive in West Seneca. Emergency responders were dispatched despite limited ambulance availability, leading to mutual aid requests from nearby towns.

Audio|Source: West Seneca Fire Dispatch

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Transcript:

00:00

Daughter located her dad.

00:02

She believes he's been down for about an hour.

00:04

As soon as she goes to move him, he screams with hip pain.

00:10

Thank you. You anything hard time.

00:14

We're standing by from the bunch.

00:21

You're clear.

00:22

If they're unavailable, you can start Erie County Eamone.

00:31

Well, Athenics, Cendergill's Rescue 5 response to Cuffington.

00:36

Rescue 5 to Covington.

00:39

A ton of goals units, you're going to have AMIR 560 coming from the airport.

00:54

Clear it 560 from the airport.

01:00

Thank you. Allocation.

01:02

Thank you.

01:10

Thank you for rescue file application.

01:13

Five, your answer.

01:16

West Seneca, Seneca, Seneca, 7-1.

01:20

7-1, go ahead, sir.

01:29

We get an ambulance listening, BLS[1] cold for a 91-year-old male with a hip injury.

01:39

Clear it for near Tampa Drive, 91 year old with a hip injury.

01:43

Let's see if I can get your car, sir.

01:48

Gabby, thank you.

01:57

West Seneca Hose units.

02:00

At this time,

02:02

we have no AMR cars available.

02:04

I'm going to check with the county, see if we can get some help from there, unless you want me to pull out another fire company from our time.

02:13

Well, Seneca, Seneca is 9-2.

02:14

You can start with the county and then go to East Seneca for an ambulance from Berger, Kampa.

02:21

Very good, sir.

02:36

Ysonica, mutual aid,

02:38

transport,

02:40

near Tampa Drive,

02:41

and a 91-year-old male that fell, possible hip injury.

03:00

East Seneca.

03:01

Mutual aid with Seneca Hose, near Tampa Drive.

03:06

You have a 91-year-old male with a hip injury.

Police codes explained

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[1]

BLS: Basic Life Support

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