Medical helicopter prepares to land in open field near police department


Audio|Source: Rice County Fire and EMS
02:48
Transcript:
(name withheld) Fire to Life Flight. I'm behind the (name withheld) PD. I see a row of trees to the north. Just a little bit west of that, I have power lines. And then a little bit northeast of that, I have a skating rink. Other than that, we have an open field. That appears to be the best spot from what I can see. Other than that, we have a parking lot, but there's like a radio tower and stuff there. Lightfoot six, what direction of the open field from the scene? I didn't quite talk to your last. Can you say that again, please? Is the landing zone, is it near the patient's home or the ambulance right in? The ambulance is just to the west of me on the next block over. It's not very far from where I am. Copy that. We'll choose the field for our landing surface. If you notice any other overhead obstacles, any other issues, let us know. We're approximately 9-0-9 minutes out. We're going to do some overhead recon and I'm coming for a landing. I have a player copy. (name withheld) Fire to Life Flight. Go ahead for Life Flight. Yes, I surveyed the area on just east of the police department there is a wide open field. There are rows of trees to the east. There's one garbage can. Other than that, it's a wide open field. Happy that. The east of the police department is there, what direction is your vehicle in relation to the field or where you want to fill out? Facing south, I'm near the ice arena, the other trucks on the west end of the, on the west end of the building because there's a bunch of Homes in the groan. Copy that. Are we to land in between the schools or would you like to land in relation to those? A third vehicle that just arrived, you will be landing in the center of the three vehicles.
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Rice County, MN
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