Pine Mountain Georgia Fire Department News

June 25, 2009
Air Ambulance Summoned to Motor Vehicle Accident

Training became the real deal for Pine Mountain firefighters on Thursday, June 25, when a scheduled training class was interrupted and firefighters dispatched to an overturned vehicle.

As part of the scheduled training, Pine Mountain and Hopewell firefighters were at the Callaway Gardens resort conducting pre-incident planning at the new Camp Callaway, Highlands and other residential developments.

Squad 12, Quint 1201 and Engine 1202 were on the three-mile drive at Callaway Gardens, approaching Camp Callaway when the alert tones sounded, dispatching the department to a motor vehicle accident, rollover, with ejection on Davis Lake Road.

Aggravating the situation, the EMS units stationed in Pine Mountain and Hamilton were on other calls. Due to the nature of the accident, plus some indication of multiple patients involved, EMS units from Mountain Hill and Waverly Hall were dispatched, with the nearest unit 20 minutes away.

As the alert tones sounded, Engine 501 had just entered the Beach Gate at Callaway Gardens. Engine 501 immediately turned around and headed to the scene. The other units responded from the three-mile drive, but had to maneuver around the curving scenic roadway to leave the Gardens.

First units on the scene reported that a pickup truck had left the roadway, gone down a steep embankment and overturned before slamming into the tree line. The truck came to a rest on its wheels.

Firefighters discovered a single patient, obtained vital signs, and maintained c-spine control before applying a c-collar. Oxygen was started and patient assessment was reported to the responding EMS units. A decision was made to summon an air ambulance.

Quint 1201 was tasked with establishing a landing zone near the Liberty Bell pool at F.D. Roosevelt State Park, which was the nearest approved landing zone.

Under the direction of EMS Paramedic Supervisor Randy Downs, the patient was extricated from the truck as the first ambulance arrived on the scene.

The patient was treated at the scene and transported to the landing zone. He was then airlifted to the Columbus Medical Center by Life Saver air ambulance service.

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