Injured hiker rescued near Devils Backbone Trail, Loveland CO
Medical EmergencyA hiker was injured and unable to hike out on the Devils Backbone Trail near Chamberlain and Glade Road. Emergency responders received information from a mountain biker and coordinated resources to access and assist the patient. The injured hiker was assessed and responders used the best available routes to reach and prepare for evacuation.
Audio|Source: Loveland Fire Rescue Authority and EMS
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Transcript:
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3701. I'm in contact with a mountain biker here that just came from the patient. Looks like she's going to be just north of the keyhole, we might have better access hiking from the neighborhood road out there.
00:15
3701, I copy that. If you want to come over here, the command post will kind of come up for you.
00:22
Type 41, Tower 46.
00:27
Go ahead, Tower 46.
00:30
Sorry, Command, Tower 46.
00:32
We're just about pulling you want us to relocate around the Glade Road.
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Dix continue,
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Wade Road,
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Westbury 2nd, and then it cuts off on Rocky View and gets to the Chamberlain, which is directly.
00:55
So hundreds, medics, anyone?
01:00
Medics, anyone?
01:02
Can you please show my unit available?
01:05
Cutty.
01:10
All units on the Hidden Valley Call at Devil's Backbone, we're going to relocate to
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Chamberlain, which will be able to have access from the west of the keyhole, which is Glade Road to West 32nd.
01:27
Then Rocky View Road, which then turns into Chamberlain.
01:31
And all units, please stay on Chamberlain. Do not try to access any fields will, if need be, will access the ambulance only to the field.
01:44
Park, completely there, copy.
01:50
Sure, come in.
01:53
Okay, go ahead.
01:56
We received info from a mountain bike rider that came out, and we're going to be deploying all resources to Chamberlain, which is to the west of the keyhole,
02:09
and based on some information from the mountain bike rider, we believe the person that's on the trail that can no longer hike out is just to the north of that, so we're thinking that's going to be better access.
02:21
So all you're going to be moving to Chamberlain.
02:25
Okay,
02:26
copy.
02:28
Come in.
02:33
Go ahead.
02:35
We do have a drone in the air.
02:39
Copy 1226.26.
02:43
Good. Come here.
02:48
We're in contact with Heiker.
02:53
after you're in contact with a hiker. And did you come from Chamberlain, late?
03:00
Negative, we came from that property just north of Chamberlain, where you can access that private property north of there.
03:13
And do you think resources come to that area is going to be best to get to you?
03:22
The street's devil's backbone lane. We took UTV probably about a quarter mile and the hiker says they're doing better. We're assessing them now.
03:33
We can handle with us and once we get Thompson Valley in here.
03:43
Copy. I see you on the map, Devil's Backbone Lane.
03:47
We'll continue all resources to Devil's Backbone Lane until we start with getting the hiker back out. But all resources respond to Devil's Backbone Lane, which is north of West 32nd, in the area we were previously going to go to.
04:07
43, Ohio, Chris.
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View, come in.
04:15
Engine 42,
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Rescue 42,
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Chief relocated up to Devil's Backbone Lane.
04:25
All the resources in the call, if you look at your mapping, you should see Engine 47's location on the map at the end of Devil's Backbone, and that's where all resources need to respond to.
04:45
Go ahead.
04:48
Could you get me an address that's close to Engine 47's location on the map? We have the patient's husband here at the trailhead.
05:05
And if you just put that in notes, I can pass it on.
05:09
Okay.
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Location mentioned:
Devils Backbone Trail, Loveland, CO 80538
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