Medical call redirected after locating patient at postal facility, Waltham MA

Medical Emergency

Reported: 09/26/2025 12:48 PM (PDT)

Near Linden St, Waltham, MA 02452

Medical personnel were sent to Waltham District Court for a woman with chest pain but were redirected after learning the patient was a postal carrier in Watertown.

Audio|Source: Waltham Fire

02:15

Transcript:

00:00

Central Engine 2, Ambulance 1. That's Engine 2 Ambulance 1.

00:04

Respond with FS2. Near Linden Street, the Waltham District Court, is going to be for a 30-year-old female party with chest pain.

00:11

Again, that's engine 2, ambulance 1.

00:13

Respond with PD[1] and FS2, near Linden Street.

00:16

Near Linden Street, Waltham District Court.

00:19

The chest pain, Charlie,

00:21

also part to Middlesex Road.

00:23

Engine 2.

00:24

Engine 2.

00:26

Two added.

00:28

Okay, that was one.

00:30

MBS, you want to hit this?

00:32

Companies have it at 1548.

00:36

Waltham fire, medic one.

00:38

Medic 1.

00:40

Here, P, what's the address on Prospect Street?

00:44

Number withheld, Prospect Street.

00:49

We're having trouble finding it. It goes from 35 to 49 of the next building.

00:55

Received, we'll call the RP back. This is called in by their base, a postal annex.

01:07

Engine 8, the fire alarm.

01:11

Engine 8.

01:13

Off with Ethereum commit.

01:15

Office command at 1549.

01:19

FS2 will be clear prospects right now heading to the courthouse.

01:24

FS2, I'll show you if responding to the courthouse at 1549.

01:29

Okay.

01:36

There I'm command of Lata 3.

01:40

Yeah. That's right.

01:45

You can return.

01:47

Letter 3, I'll say return. Waltham.

01:51

Letter 3.

01:53

Clear by command.

01:55

Clear by command after 621.

02:03

Fire to Medic 1.

02:06

Medic 1.

02:08

Medic 1. I just spoke to the RP.

02:10

They stated that this is a postal carrier in Watertown.

02:13

So you can disregard and you can clear.

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[1]

PD: Police Department (on scene)

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Near Linden St, Waltham, MA 02452

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