False alarm for vehicle accident on northbound highway, Green Bay WI

Traffic

Reported: 11/14/2025 01:18 PM

I-41, Green Bay, WI

Emergency units were dispatched for a reported vehicle accident with injuries on northbound highway near Velp Avenue in Green Bay. The call was later canceled after it was confirmed there was no crash; a phone had fallen off a vehicle instead.

Audio|Source: Brown County Public Safety

02:31

Transcript:

00:00

Howard, Engine to 11, Tender to 11, Ambulance to Alon, Battalion to 11, Med 461, 3-1, 3-1, and truck 421, respond to vehicle accident with injury.

00:16

Tax 6, and northbound I-41 near Velp Avenue.

00:24

Northbound U.S.

00:25

Highway 41.

00:26

Timeout 1419.

00:36

Howard, engine to 11, tender to 11, ambulance to 11, battalion to 11, mid-461, engine 441, battalion 431, and truck 421, respond to vehicle accident with injury, tax 6,

00:54

and northbound I-41 near Velp Avenue.

00:57

Cross streets are Belt Avenue and northbound I-43, northbound U.S.

01:03

Highway 41.

01:04

Timeout 1419.

01:08

Battalion 1 from Battalion 3.

01:13

Send a 15 a cover, please.

01:16

All units, the advisor speaking to a female who answered on callback said the phone was on top of her vehicle and it fell off, no crash.

01:24

911, you can cancel all Green Bay.

01:27

Copy, all rigs can cancel for Green Bay.

01:30

All rigs can cancel for Green Bay.

01:32

Like one, I'll be downgrading.

01:34

I'll just start the area.

01:42

Howard Ending to 11, tender to 11, ambulance to 11, battalion to 11, mid 461, engine 441, battalion 431, and truck 421, respond to vehicle accident injury.

02:00

and northbound I-41 near Velp Avenue, cross,

02:04

streets are Belt Avenue and northbound I-43, northbound U.S.

02:09

Highway 41.

02:10

Timeout 1419.

02:14

Cabby, five Lincoln two, Cappy, downgrade.

02:17

Message, Cappell, copies cancelling.

02:21

Anyone else can't clear?

02:24

Howard Fire, just be advised, there's no crash.

02:26

The female answered on callback stated her phone fell off of the vehicle.

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