Man with COPD has difficulty breathing near Bull Run Drive

Heard on: Hopewell City Fire/EMS

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Engine two and medic one, difficulty breathing, at (number withheld) Bull Run Drive.

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Engine two and medic one, difficulty breathing, at 02:(number withheld) Bull Run Drive, between Red Oak Drive and Liberty Avenue.

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Time out 2007 .

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And

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medic two is going to clear out of patient refusal.

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We'll take that call.

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You can clear engine two and medic one.

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Two and route 2(number withheld) Bull Run Drive, (number withheld) Bull Run Drive.

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Sixty-three year old male, COPD

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patient, difficulty breathing.

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His inhaler is not working.

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Looks like he might pass out.

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Cross street Red Oak Drive and Liberty Avenue.

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Engine two, medic one, you can disregard.

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Medic two, copy.

9/6/2026 05:07 PM

Medical Emergency

Liberty Ave, Hopewell, VA 23860

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a possible medical emergency involving a 63-year-old man with COPD who was having difficulty breathing near Bull Run Drive between Red Oak Drive and Liberty Avenue. His inhaler was not working, and he reportedly looked like he might pass out. One medic unit was reassigned to the call while another unit was told to disregard.