Unconscious man possibly overdosed near funeral home, Reading PA

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/11/2025 11:38 AM

Near N 5th St, Reading, PA 19601

Emergency responders attended to an unconscious man near Henninger Funeral Home along Church Street between Elm and Walnut Streets. The man was breathing but unresponsive and may have overdosed. Responders noted he had been down for about two minutes. The situation was reported and emergency services responded promptly.

Audio|Source: City of Reading Fire/EMS

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Transcript:

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TensionMedic 3-engine 3-229 north this street, crossing Albert Walnut Streets,

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unconscious 1438.

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Right, 3-229 northbound.

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Thank you, responding, 1438.

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Her, 2.29, North, 5th.

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And we're a lot of the heading your funeral home.

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Male, white jacket, gray pants, unconscious,

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caller states he is breathing.

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They'd be right along a church street between Elm and Walnut.

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Possible overdose.

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Clark keeps saying something's wrong.

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Three out.

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Engine 3, 229, 4.

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Engine 3 responding, 1439.

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The rear 229 North 5 must be in the parking lot of Henninger Funeral Home, right along Church Street.

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Male, white jacket, gray pants.

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Unconscious is breathing.

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You can say his eyes are open, but he's not moving.

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Been down for about two minutes.

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Engine 3, okay.

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We have 3 in engine 3.

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We're going to enter off Church Street. We're going to enter off Church Street.

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Okay, MediCorps.

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Great, I'm at Medi, Engine 3.

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Now the caller is stating he does not know if the subject is breathing.

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Classics, I'm going to ask for both of your personal.

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Thanks, Classic Center, you're responding.

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1440, copy additional.

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Okay.

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Engine 3, Medi 3, on thing.

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Thank you for location 1441.

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Now to call stating the patient move.

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What's the question? What's the end of the phone? Goats to center recalling radio, you're unreadable.

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Home Street and repeat assignment.

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Proceeds, class of center on location with the assignment 1442.

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