Person with diabetic episode and mental crisis, Fort Lauderdale FL


Dispatch audio directing rescue and fire units to near Northeast 4th Avenue for a person experiencing a diabetic episode and a mental health crisis. Police requested rescue for a person under an emergency mental health hold (Baker Act). The call also mentions a vehicle fire and that responders made patient contact.
Audio|Source: Broward County Fire/Rescue
01:26
Transcript:
I'll update the address. I'm going to pull over and see if I can stop traffic a little bit. It's becoming fully involved. North side of the street on commercial. Copy. End of 35. You're responding to the correct address is going to be near East Commercial. near East Commercial, Reference to a vehicle on fire. Specter 35 is on scene. 1219. Copy. Rescue 16, engine 16. You're responding to near Northeast 4th Avenue. near Northeast 4th Avenue. PD is requesting rescue. Reference to a Baker Act[1] subject is diabetic. Zone 16, Charlie, at 1219. Thank you. Rescue 2.9, go ahead. We have patient contact. You can clear a suppression unit. Copy engine 13, copy JISO. 13. Copy JISO. Can you copy? 1220. Sound 66 KELOS is called.
I'll update the address. I'm going to pull over and see if I can stop traffic a little bit. It's becoming fully involved. North side of the street on commercial. Copy. End of 35. You're responding to the correct address is going to be near East Commercial. near East Commercial, Reference to a vehicle on fire. Specter 35 is on scene. 1219. Copy. Rescue 16, engine 16. You're responding to near Northeast 4th Avenue. near Northeast 4th Avenue. PD is requesting rescue. Reference to a Baker Act[1] subject is diabetic. Zone 16, Charlie, at 1219. Thank you. Rescue 2.9, go ahead. We have patient contact. You can clear a suppression unit. Copy engine 13, copy JISO. 13. Copy JISO. Can you copy? 1220. Sound 66 KELOS is called.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Baker Act: Involuntary mental health evaluation
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Location mentioned:
Near NE 4th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305
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