Skip to main content

Medical Emergency in Syracuse

Porter Cottage, Melvin Drive North, Syracuse, Syracuse Yesterday · 9:33 am, Aug 22, 2026
Last updated Yesterday · Aug 22, 2026 at 9:36 AM

What happened

Cold Springs Rescue and Squad 1 are en route for a reported stroke involving an 87-year-old female at Porter Cottage off of Melvin Drive North. Picked up on County Fire Control radio traffic.

Key Facts

Location Porter Cottage, Melvin Drive North, Syracuse, Syracuse
Response Type EMS / Medical Response
Severity
High
Reported Aug 22, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Last Updated Aug 22, 9:36 AM
Reported Via Central New York Interagency Communications Center
Signal Status Developing
How We Got This Live Radio Monitor
Data Confidence Early signal
Published Aug 22, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Updates 1 update
Source Note Derived from over-the-air radio traffic. Treat it as an early signal until public updates confirm it.
Case Timeline
2 updates
  • Aug 22, 9:33:08 AM Initial Dispatch
    Medical Emergency in Syracuse: Cold Springs Rescue and Squad 1 are en route for a reported stroke involving an 87-year-old female at Porter Cottage off of Melvin Drive North....
    Source: OTA only
  • Aug 22, 9:36:37 AM escalation
    Priority escalated from routine to urgent
    Source: radio_tg_1
  • Aug 22, 9:36:37 AM escalation
    ->
1 update recorded Last: Aug 22, 9:36 AM
Radio Dispatch Intel 2 units
Medical Emergency SIGNAL 21, Ambulance Call / Medical Emergency Charlie Priority Stage: Initial_dispatch
Dispatched Units
Cold Springs Rescue, Squad 1

Transcribed from over-the-air P25 radio traffic. Accuracy may vary. Information reflects raw dispatch communications and may not reflect final incident outcomes.

Dispatch Transcript
Those are Cold Springs Rescue. Squad 1's en route. It's a stroke. Try the response. 3475 Porter Cottage off of Melvin Drive North. Give an 87 female and a stroke. Try the response. 933.

Transcribed from over-the-air P25 radio traffic. Accuracy may vary.

Cold Springs Rescue and Squad 1 are en route for a reported stroke involving an 87-year-old female at Porter Cottage off of Melvin Drive North. Picked up on County Fire Control radio traffic.

This alert page is part of the searchable CNY Signal archive for Central New York. It keeps a durable link for local search, follow-up, and daily recap coverage when additional public-safe updates arrive.

Alert details

  • Town: Syracuse
  • Public location: Porter Cottage, Melvin Drive North, Syracuse
  • Service: EMS
  • Source: CNYICC
  • Source model: Over-the-air monitor only (CNYICC)
  • Signal confidence: early signal
  • Transcript state: radio only
  • Public note: Derived from over-the-air radio traffic. Treat it as an early signal until public updates confirm it.
  • Published in archive: Aug 22, 2026 at 9:33 AM

What to check next

  • Start with Syracuse if you are following this area closely.
  • Use the EMS archive to compare similar alerts.
  • Open History for older local context and Daily Recaps for the bigger picture.

Follow related coverage

Share this alert

Share via
COMING SOON

Neighborhood Alerts: Coming Soon

Get notified when incidents are reported near your home, school, or workplace. Draw your zone. Set your radius. We'll alert you.

Custom zones Draw your neighborhood or drop a pin. Alerts only for your area.
Instant notifications Push alerts the moment an incident is reported nearby.
Privacy first Your location data stays private. We never sell or share it.

people already on the waitlist

Source

Derived from over-the-air radio traffic. Treat it as an early signal until public updates confirm it.