Medical rescue operation on steep hillside in Penn Hills, Allegheny County PA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency teams are working to rescue a patient located several hundred yards down a steep hillside near Lincoln Road and Prior Drive in Penn Hills Township. The operation includes lifting, extrication, and precautions to prevent hypothermia.
Audio|Heard on: Allegheny County Fire - East
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07:47
Transcript:
00:00
I'm with the officer and the patient at this time, along with the unit from Penn Hills.
00:17
227 rescue from 227 chief good you okay you with the other representative from Tel Zimas.
00:31
I am.
00:35
Okay, hold by one second county 227 chief.
00:39
Go ahead.
00:42
It's public safety available.
00:49
Rindover this.
00:52
Okay, all rescue and EMS operations are switched public safety, please.
01:07
Currently, after resuscitory, Penn Hills, switch the East Public Safety, (number withheld).
01:13
So an assistant, you'll call for safety.
01:18
Affirmative.
01:21
Okay, if you're ready for a list of equipment, what we're going to need here,
01:26
if anything,
01:28
or this will be at least a two-rope system set up.
01:37
Get it when you're ready.
01:42
So we probably are four or five hundred yards down the hillside.
01:49
So if we're going to need anything, just at least the 300 for the very end,
01:54
in a 3-1 at least,
01:57
Stokes basket with the webbing,
02:00
plenty of blankets, so we can worry about hypothermia for this individual.
02:08
Copy, we'll get it working.
02:14
2.3 started that way.
02:18
If you need more manpower, then let me know, we'll get it going.
02:26
2.24 to assist with lifting and extrication.
02:31
Coming on East 5.3, coming on emergent (number withheld).
02:38
221 squads out.
02:47
227, system 227 Chiefs.
02:50
Go ahead, Chief.
02:54
I have a rip from EMS throw a couple hotbacks in that Stokes basket as well Bobby.
03:07
2.22 rescue.
03:14
2222 rescue (number withheld).
03:17
2,7 assistant from the chief.
03:22
Good, jeep.
03:28
We're on a pretty steep section.
03:29
We're trying to move up to a level off the plateau area right now.
03:37
Copy.
03:46
Coming on East 5.3, going to the River Reservatory and Elf (number withheld) Lincoln Road, (number withheld).
03:59
Do you want to get a couple your hand lights up?
04:04
Copy.
04:07
Either a electric charger or some of the burners as well.
04:11
We're going to take it right now.
04:14
Copy.
04:17
We're going to ask you, can be able to handle that as well.
04:26
221 chief from 221-7 going over 221 2nd.
04:30
2.21,
04:36
Chief.
04:41
227, Chief, from 2227.
04:44
Good.
04:51
Which way is the safest way to get down here because it's the way the cop came up, back up?
05:01
We'll be in a (number withheld) vehicle.
05:14
To assist EMS with extrication, it's going to be near Prior Drive at Penn Hills.
05:22
Second activation at 224, come in on east of fire three, (number withheld).
05:27
So,
05:32
command county.
05:33
Good.
05:36
All good.
05:42
Copy.
05:46
Good, howdy.
05:49
There's nothing at a 223 rescue.
05:51
225 was originally on this call.
05:53
You all need to get them out there for your rescue.
05:55
The county, 223 rescue.
06:02
We're responding.
06:07
Interesting at 223 rescues.
06:09
District of our command.
06:24
2217 will control the W will see the U.E.
06:32
The 227 assistant will devise of the equipment.
06:36
We're the staging point right now before a bottleneck.
06:39
Goes through a ticket.
06:41
We'll definitely need the steps.
06:47
Okay, we got this folks and everything, we got rope,
06:50
we're still waiting for a 223 rescue.
06:59
We're worried about this since couple people down, your way.
07:15
27.2.2.23. What's the legate?
07:19
I'm just up on the hill on Lincoln.
07:26
If you remember, we're a car wherever the hillside a couple years ago,
07:31
going up toward the community center.
07:34
We're right up there.
07:42
We'll just need your manpower, grant player, support for Rescue 7.
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Lincoln Rd, Penn Hills Township, PA
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