PORTLAND FIRE AND RESCUE ASSIST INJURED HIKER
News Release from Portland Fire & Rescue
Posted on FlashAlert: April 10th, 2015 6:40 PM
A young women was hiking on the Dogwood Trail when she suffered an ankle injury from a ground level fall. She was unable to make it back to the trail head and called 911. The initial fire crews hiked up and stabilized the patient. Another crew used a Portland Fire and Rescue 4-wheeler to access the patient. She was assisted onto the 4-wheeler and taken approximately half mile down the trail. An AMR ambulance unit transported her to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Portland Fire and Rescue has several smaller off-road vehicles that can reach places a fire engine or truck cannot. This incident was a great of example of utilizing such equipment in areas of difficult terrain like Forest Park and Powell Butte. Fire crews need proper access to help injured patrons and develop plans for wildland fires.
Portland Fire and Rescue has several smaller off-road vehicles that can reach places a fire engine or truck cannot. This incident was a great of example of utilizing such equipment in areas of difficult terrain like Forest Park and Powell Butte. Fire crews need proper access to help injured patrons and develop plans for wildland fires.
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