Medical alarm prompts welfare check for elderly man, Cheney WA


A medical alarm triggered a welfare check for a 71-year-old man at an apartment near 1st Street. Responders arrived but could not confirm the patient's condition due to technical issues.
Audio|Source: Spokane City and County Fire / EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Alpha call T-E medic 1 near 1st Street channel south primary unknown problem The engine port is that?
00:16
Andrew for getting another caller putting a large plume of smoke is going from the southeast corner of the Gabbinport parking garage so that's not like standard the same as your carcapper.
00:28
Now it's the Weston's air purging.
00:31
I checked on it already.
00:33
There's coming out of an incident, but I believe it to be normal.
00:37
Copy. Okay.
00:42
Do you want this bench.
00:46
Go ahead.
00:48
I still show you attached to the Union Street call.
00:51
Is that accurate?
00:53
That's a major.
00:54
It shows you now.
00:55
Do you call.
01:00
Okay, marking route, 71 mail, welfare check, doors should be unlocked for apartment 1.
01:05
This was a medical alarm.
01:07
They have technical issues.
01:08
They confirmed you is there, but unknown patient status.
01:13
Okay.
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Location mentioned:
Near W 1st St, Cheney, WA 99004
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