Rescue for injured person near Meadow Creek, Wingina VA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders assisted an injured person down a steep hill near Meadow Creek. Crews coordinated off-road rescue using UTVs and arranged for helicopter evacuation at James River State Park.
Audio|Heard on: Buckingham County Fire and Rescue
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06:31
Transcript:
00:00
UTV one to ES three.
00:09
Medic two to ES one, do you have a monitor back on your unit?
00:18
Negative. If you could grab the monitor as well.
00:24
UTV one to ES three.
00:30
Go ahead.
00:32
I'm getting ready to pull on scene near Meadow Creek.
00:42
Easy V1, you're gonna go to the staging area where you see my vehicle.
00:47
If you're coming off of 60, it's gonna be on the left-hand side.
00:52
That's the entrance that you're gonna come down.
01:00
This is air, copies.
01:02
Getting muddy.
01:11
ES1 to medic 3.
01:14
Go ahead.
01:17
Yeah, I'll divert to the state park.
01:19
We're way back in here.
01:21
It might end up being more efficient just to keep pushing through on this logging road and come out on Cunningham and still use that state park landing zone.
01:29
We're still a little ways out from making any patient contact, but y'all just go ahead there just in case.
01:33
We've got enough EMS personnel coming in from Meadow Creek.
01:36
UTV One, go ahead and offload the UTV and start heading down this logging road.
01:42
You'll be able to follow our tracks through the mud.
01:52
Otterham to ES1, which LZ do we need Pegasus to go because they're going?
02:00
They have the coordinates now of Meadow Creek.
02:09
Yes, one to Buckingham.
02:10
The state park manager with ES2 is familiar with this area and advising that.
02:19
We might be more efficient just to get him on the UTV and push on through to James River State Park.
02:26
At this point, I think that'll just do what we go with.
02:29
If some sort of fire apparatus can go ahead and head towards the state park, that would be great.
02:33
He does have staff on scene able to coordinate that LZ.
02:35
We apologize for the confusion.
02:37
We have yet to make patient contact.
02:42
Buckingham to Pegasus is there.
02:44
Are you direct on that traffic?
02:46
Boy, I'll be almost with you if you need help.
02:49
Pegasus is here.
02:50
Copied that traffic.
02:51
We're going to go ahead and head towards the James River Park LZ.
03:01
UTV on scene in Meadow Creek.
03:09
Ten four.
03:11
Thank you, sir.
03:12
Go ahead.
03:15
Engine one en route to the state park parking lot.
03:20
Ten four.
03:22
2021 to ES1.
03:27
Go ahead.
03:30
ES1, I've got two good men.
03:31
I'm pulling up behind your squad if you need help in the woods.
03:40
Okay, if you want to stay where you're at, the UTV will be coming in through there here momentarily.
03:46
Your folks can jump in with him.
03:52
Copy. Ten four, medic one.
04:05
UTV one,
04:06
we're on the way in.
04:09
Engine One, we are over the James River State Park LZ and we don't see anybody there just yet.
04:16
Is there someone on the way or are we dispatching you guys?
04:22
Engine One is en route but we're leaving Meadow Creek a few minutes before we get there.
04:30
Thanks for your copies.
04:31
We'll stay in the area.
04:39
Crash 34, were y'all heading to the state park?
04:51
Backing here.
04:52
Brush 35 is in state park.
04:59
Park star.
05:03
Step four.
05:09
Buggy name, new size.
05:13
How far are you?
05:21
Medic two alpha two ES one.
05:26
ES one.
05:29
He's down a pretty steep hill.
05:31
We might need to rig something up on the backboard.
05:37
All right, we threw my rigging stuff into ESU vehicle.
05:41
We're going to be there with you momentarily.
05:49
It's on and the feet are right.
05:56
We're getting a brush 35 that's on scene at the LZ.
06:04
Seven four, Pegasus is there.
06:05
Are you direct?
06:14
Pegasus is air is direct and whenever you can get a chance we'll take an LZ report from you.
06:24
Ten for helicopter Pegasus.
06:26
This is Brush Thirty Five.
06:28
We'll be standing up our cones to mark the LZ.
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Location mentioned:
Meadow Creek Rd, Wingina, VA 24599
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