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Emergency Incidents
Assisted living facility needs help silencing alarms
Public Assist
Northcrest Pkwy, Ames, IA 50010
As discussed during the dispatch call, rescue personnel were dispatched to a public assist at an assisted living facility on Northcrest Parkway, where a caller reported needing help shutting off fire alarms that would not silence.
Smoke alarm in assisted living apartment
Fire
Northcrest Pkwy, Ames, IA 50010
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported automatic fire alarm at an assisted living facility on Northcrest Parkway, with smoke reported in a first-floor apartment living room. Engine One arrived and then cleared the scene.
72-year-old man needs help at East Lincoln Way
Medical Emergency
E Lincoln Wy, Ames, IA 50010
As discussed during the dispatch call, rescue crews were dispatched to a possible medical emergency at an apartment on East Lincoln Way in Ames for a reported 72-year-old man needing help.
Woman reported having a stroke near 14th Street and Douglas Avenue
Medical Emergency
14th St, Ames, IA 50010
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a medical assist at a home on 14th Street near Douglas Avenue and Kellogg Avenue after a caller from Virginia reported that a 65-year-old woman may be having a stroke.
Medical assist dispatched near 14th Street, Ames
Medical Emergency
14th St, Ames, IA 50010
As discussed during the dispatch call, units were dispatched for a possible medical emergency near 14th Street by Douglas Avenue and Kellogg Avenue in Ames.
Medical assist dispatched to Independence Village location
Medical Emergency
Coconino Rd, Ames, IA 50014
As discussed during the dispatch call, units were dispatched to a possible medical issue at Independence Village on Coconino Road near Mortensen Road and Maricopa Drive.
Refrigerator falls on elderly woman causing breathing issues
Medical Emergency
Coconino Rd, Ames, IA 50014
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a medical assist at a memory care facility on Coconino Road in Ames for an 87-year-old woman who was reportedly struck by a refrigerator. She was conscious and alert but later reported having some difficulty breathing. Responders later advised that the refrigerator was no longer actively on the patient.
Suspicious person pacing near railroad crossing
Suspicious Person
Scholl Rd, Ames, IA 50014
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to a possible welfare concern near a railroad crossing by the Applied Sciences Complex in the (number withheld) block of School Road, where a college-aged man was reported pacing and possibly looking for a train without wanting to cross the tracks.
Elderly man found fallen near 20th Street in Ames
Medical Emergency
20th St, Ames, IA 50010
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers received a report of an elderly man who had fallen at a home near 20th Street in Ames and might not be able to stand. An ambulance was sent, and responders on scene requested police assistance.
Elderly man fell at residence on 20th Street
Medical Emergency
20th St, Ames, IA 50010
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a medical assist for an elderly man who reportedly fell at a residence on 20th Street in Ames. The door was reported open, and the man could not be heard on the phone, with his injury status and ability to stand unknown. An ambulance was also sent.
Medical assist called near 20th street and Douglas avenue
Medical Emergency
20th St, Ames, IA 50010
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched for a possible medical issue at a residence near 20th Street in Ames, Iowa, with nearby cross streets including Douglas Avenue and Kellogg Avenue.
Medical assist dispatched to Regency Ct address
Medical Emergency
Regency Ct, Ames, IA 50010
As discussed during the dispatch call, units were dispatched to a possible medical emergency at a location near Regency Court and 30th Street in Ames, Iowa.
Woman falls and breaks ankle at Regency Court
Medical Emergency
Regency Ct, Ames, IA 50010
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a medical assist at an apartment complex near Regency Court for a 37-year-old woman who reportedly fell and broke her ankle on or near the second floor.
Woman having chest pain at Ames Public Library
Medical Emergency
Douglas Ave, Ames, IA 50010
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a medical assist at the Ames Public Library on Douglas Avenue for a 42-year-old woman who was conscious and breathing but reported chest pain and a history of heart attacks. Rescue One responded and later transported her to a hospital.
Medical assist dispatched to Ames Public Library
Medical Emergency
Douglas Ave, Ames, IA 50010
As discussed during the dispatch call, units were dispatched for a possible medical emergency at the Ames public library on Douglas Avenue near Fifth and Sixth Streets in Ames.
Medical assist dispatched to Carroll Avenue address
Medical Emergency
Carroll Ave, Ames, IA 50010
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched for a possible medical assist near Carroll Avenue in Ames, Iowa, between East Thirteenth Street and East Fourteenth Street.
Woman in 70s suspected of stroke at Carroll Avenue
Medical Emergency
Carroll Ave, Ames, IA 50010
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a medical assist for an older woman at a residence near Carroll Avenue and East 13th Street in Ames. Her son reported concern that she might be having a stroke, but no specific symptoms were known.
87-year-old female with protruded hernia at Stafford Ave
Medical Emergency
Stafford Ave, Ames, IA 50010
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews were dispatched to a medical assist near Stafford Avenue and the East 14th Street and East 16th Street area for an 87-year-old woman with a reported protruding hernia at her belly button.
Medical assist dispatched to Stafford Avenue address
Medical Emergency
Stafford Ave, Ames, IA 50010
As discussed during the dispatch call, units were dispatched for a possible medical emergency near Stafford Avenue in Ames, with East 14th Street and East 16th Street as nearby cross streets.
Carbon monoxide alarm at University Village
Fire
University Village, 1880 Stotts Rd Apt 146, Unit A, Ames, IA 50010
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a possible carbon monoxide alarm at an apartment in a University Village complex on Stotts Road in Ames.
