Man injured falling on trail at Ragged Mountain Reservoir, Charlottesville VA
Medical EmergencyEmergency crews responded to Ragged Mountain Reservoir for a 58-year-old man who fell on a trail and injured his knee and thigh. Multiple rescue units coordinated access and staged at different trail entrances to assist.
Audio|Source: Albemarle County Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
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1002, Boat 70, Cheapety, Engine 151, Injit 82, G8102, 805, Rescue 18, Spot 11, Water Rescue 11, Water Rescue 11, Water Rescue, 136, and Water Rescue 70, responding to Ragged Mountain Reservoir, the Brookwood Area, Cross Streets on Box Hill Road, and Ripport Drive, at Special Rescue.
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On the trail looks like it's going to be a blue blaze trail about 300 feet down from the eagle statue it's a 58-year-old male from the fall with a knee injury 1306
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206 202 802 805 Gator 5
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We're going to be coming in on 250.
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You want us to go into the Ednam Forest area and head up toward the water tower?
00:51
Yes, please.
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Gators should head to Edinom slash Forest Head entrance.
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Okay. Thanks for confirming.
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11 from 202.
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411, go ahead.
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Do your access along with the water rescue right now should be clear up to the reservoir?
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I understand. We're turning on reservoir right now.
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Rescue waterway to the county in 2002.
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You never beat, you're broken.
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Rescue 108 to the time in 2002.
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When I wait, go ahead.
01:12
Our units are currently responding from Pretty Creek from a training unit.
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We will have a delayed response.
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E.C. is currently 13 minutes.
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Understood, thank you.
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ECCC, Jane 202.
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TENDS2, bye.
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Show me on scene.
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I have command.
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Command post to be my vote.
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Understiff, 2922, showing you on scene,
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command post at your buggy off of Reservoir Road, 1310.
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82's on scene for our set entrance.
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82, 1310.
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There's an 82 from command.
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Go for 82. 82.
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If you guys think up with engine 151, they get to you and start a hike in towards the map marker on the Blue Place Trail.
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Also, advise of your par level, please.
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Understead, Samma.
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82 here with Chief 80.
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Two or two, I'm going to be driving in.
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There's a drive-in road to the end that they dropped.
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We're currently opening up the access road.
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Water recede 136, we're turning on to Fontaine Dow.
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We're going to go ahead and stage up there.
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Chief Beatty, I was direct, thank you.
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Water Rescue 136, I was direct.
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Stay in on Fontaine, thank you.
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Mike Com dear, Cole Pepper, Medic 2.
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DCC from Swileland.
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The evening updates on patient's injuries, besides just injured, Mike.
02:17
The patient advised he's got a knee-and-left quad injury.
02:23
He had fell down the trail.
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Medcom[1]. Call Pepper Medi-2.
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Call Pepper Medi 2.
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We'll give you a call.
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Stay and I. Call him. Two, two from Chief Hedy.
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We've got four walking in with a soap basket.
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Two and four ready. I understand ADC walking in par four was six down.
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151 is on location.
02:39
We'll walk in with medical equipment.
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141-1501-50.
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Okay-pocket.
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One from command.
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Make sure you take your apparatus phone.
02:46
Be sure to take your apparatus phone with you.
02:54
Go ahead.
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Medcom: Medical communications (hospital/EMS coordination)
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Ragged Mountain Reservoir, Charlottesville, VA 22903
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