PHYSICAL RESCUE - AUTO OVER SIDE





On Wednesday, January 31, Battalion 14 responded with a Physical Rescue assignment to the 8200 Block of La Tuna Canyon Rd. on a reported auto over cliff with patients trapped.



The first Company to arrive on scene, Engine 77, located a small compact sedan approximately 150 feet down a steep brush covered slope at the bottom of La Tuna Canyon. The lone occupant of the vehicle, a 28 year old woman, was conscious and alert inside the car.



While E 77 initiated first care and worked to insure scene safety at the bottom of the canyon, additional units arriving on scene including E 24, E 74, RA 77, LF 89, E 89 and EMS 12 coordinated setting up a low angled rope rescue/litter basket operation at the top of the canyon.


With the arrival of Heavy Rescue 56 Battalion 14 released both Fire 6 and Fire 4 that had been standing by in the event an Airborne Hoist Operation would be needed. Utilizing the rotating platform boom and capstan of HR 56 the victim was successfully brought to the top of the canyon where she was transported to a local hospital by RA 77 in fair condition.



Thanks for a job well done!

# posted by ECW : 1/31/2007 10:43:00 PM  2 Comments / Post a Comment

Watch Your Step!


Battalion 14 has been in the grips of a cold snap for almost a week now. RA's are responding on many slip-and-falls involving ice that is forming in the early morning hours. Please be careful as you render care...remember how your patient got in his/her position. Icy sidewalks and lawns are remaining frosty well into late morning, especially if they are shaded.

The same goes when driving...black ice is all over the place. When responding on TA's, consider why there has been an accident. Place your apparatus in a safe area away from the ice. Also consider giving yourself additional defensible driving space. Stay safe!

# posted by Daniel Curry : 1/16/2007 10:39:00 PM  2 Comments / Post a Comment

AUTO VS. FIRE STATION 60

On Saturday, January 6, 2006, the troops at Fire Station 60 (Battalion 14 Headquarters) had just finished dinner when the entire Engine House rumbled and a loud CRASH was heard. As members ran outside to see what had caused the commotion they found that a single vehicle had left the roadway and impacted the Fire Station at a high rate of speed.

The members of Engine 60, Light Force 60, and Rescue 60 immediately went to work on establishing Scene Safety, initiating a Rescue and beginning Medical Care of the critically injured driver of the vehicle.

After attending to the patient members determined that the vehicle had been traveling Northbound on Tujunga when it impacted a parked vehicle, ran up on the sidewalk and struck the support wire for a Telephone Pole, crossed the alley behind the Fire Station, ran across the front lawn of the station striking the front fence and smashed into the Fire Station on the front apron adjacent to the to the parking lot entrance.

NOTE* Normally members use this area to park Heavy Apparatus for cleaning and maintenance.

The driver of the vehicle was transported to Holy Cross Hospital by Rescue 60 in critical condition.


# posted by ECW : 1/06/2007 09:12:00 PM  1 Comments / Post a Comment

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