EMS Cleared
Medical call in Allendale – Oct 23, 2026
Medical call reported in the 4800 block of Becker Drive in Allendale.
- Reported
- Last updated
- Status
- Cleared at about 4:44 PM, 19 min after the call came in
What happened
Allendale Rescue was dispatched at 4:28 PM to a medical call at the U of M Health Center for a 73-year-old male with difficulty breathing and possible blood clots. Another unit was added to the call, and the first crew reported on scene at 4:34 PM. A later transmission reported a unit on scene at 4:44 PM.
What dispatch noted
73 year old male, difficulty breathing
Above: written automatically from dispatch radio, so a detail may be misheard. Here: the dispatcher's own note, shorthand spelled out. Names and house numbers are removed from both.
Updates
- Medical call reported.
- Units on scene.
- No more radio traffic about this call.
About this call
- Location
- 4800 block of Becker Dr
Allendale & GVSU, Ottawa County, MI
Call type, responders and source
- Call type
- Medical call
What "medical call" means
Someone needed medical help, from a fall to someone not breathing. The reason for the call isn't listed. All call types
- Responding
- Ottawa County Sheriff
- Local agencies
- Fire and rescue: Allendale Fire DepartmentPolice: Ottawa County Sheriff's Office, and Grand Valley Police on the GVSU campusWho covers Allendale, not a list of who was sent.
- Source
- Fire and EMS dispatch radio and the Ottawa County Sheriff's public incident data (posted about a day later)
Medical calls show the block, never a house number or a name.