False fall alarm at Portland home triggers response, Portland OR
Medical EmergencyFire and EMS units responded to a medical alarm at a home near Southwest 89th Avenue in Portland. The alarm was for a detected fall, but on arrival it was found to be a false alarm coming from another city. The family was contacted and no medical assistance was needed.
Audio|Source: Washington County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Agent 60, you're in route for a medical alarm at the address near Southwest 89th Avenue crosses Southwest Monterey Place.
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It's a pendant detection for a fall.
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No voice contact made by the alarm company.
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We got a voicemail when we called in.
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Agent 60 copy.
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Fire confirmation 60.
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Go ahead.
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Yeah,
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we're at the location, I actually made contact with the daughter.
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The pendant alarm is actually coming from Canby.
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She's calling the mom right now to see if she can get a hold of her.
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Parkham copy, just let us know if we need to activate them there and I'll call the alarm company back and let them know.
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And Angie Vicki from Firecum.
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Andrew and 60, go ahead.
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They typically won't change anything on this file for us without the client approval.
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It sounds like they may have it set up for the billing address instead of the living address.
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So if that's a permanent address, you may want to call and get that updated.
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Copy that.
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And Firecom from Engine 60, she made contact with her mom, everything's okay, so we're going to clear the call and I'll pass it in for along.
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Location mentioned:
Near SW 89th Ave, Portland, OR 97225
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