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Lake City Firefighters Rescue Individual from Creek Bed Along West Lake Road

Girard Township, PA – On Saturday at approximately 3:35 PM, personnel from the Lake City Fire Company were dispatched to the 9000 block of West Lake Road for a reported fall victim. This dispatch came shortly after units returned from a water standby for an event in Western Erie County. Units 579 and 577 (and later Utility 566 and the mule) responded to the call with six personnel.Upon arrival, crews were directed back to a nearby creek bed by a bystander where an injured individual was located. Due to the terrain and the victim’s location, responders requested Utility 566 and the department’s rescue mule to assist with accessing the patient and completing the extrication. Fairview Lake Shore Fire Department’s Utility 504 advised they were in the area and responded to assist with the incident.Prior to the dispatch, a bystander from the area had been alerted to a missing individual in the area. After conducting a quick search of the surrounding area, the bystander located the victim in the creek bed. Soon after, 911 was contacted, prompting the emergency response.With the assistance of bystanders and Lake City personnel, crews were able to quickly extricate the victim from the creek bed and move them onto dry land for further evaluation. The individual was then transported to a nearby hospital. Units cleared the scene a short time later after ensuring the patient was safely in the care of medical personnel.

Published 11 days ago15,056
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Water Rescue Technicians Ferry Stranded Fishermen to Safety at Elk Creek

Girard Township, PA – This evening at around 6:45 PM, water rescue technicians, rescue personnel, and medical personnel from Lake City Fire Company and West County Paramedics were dispatched to a report of stranded fishermen at an inlet near the mouth of Elk Creek. Lake City responded to the incident with nine personnel total, including six water rescue technicians and three support personnel. The individuals had reportedly attempted multiple times to cross back to shore but became stuck in deep mud, in some spots nearly waist-deep.West County 112 and Chief 560 went enroute to the scene shortly after the initial dispatch. While enroute, Erie County 911 advised that the three individuals were on land and not in the water, with no reported injuries, but were unable to make their way back across due to thick mud conditions. Chief 560 arrived first on scene and reported seeing lights in the trees while approaching the vicinity of the mouth. Upon arrival, he confirmed three subjects were located on the island with no active distress but surrounded by difficult mud conditions.Ambulance 577 and Utility 566, along with the department’s mule, went enroute to the scene. Ambulance 577 and West County 112 arrived shortly thereafter and staged near the incident location. As Utility 566 approached, Chief 560 instructed the crew to illuminate the wooded area in an attempt to locate an alternate path to extricate the individuals from the island. After checking the area with no viable route found, Water Rescue 579 arrived on scene a short time later.Following a quick assessment of the area, crews determined the safest course of action would be to deploy the inflatable RDC and ferry the individuals across the water.Support and technical personnel on scene inflated the RDC using air tanks while additional members established a rope-based rigging system. A throw bag with rope was deployed to the stranded individuals, allowing them to pull the RDC across to their side of the island. During the first ferry trip, two individuals were transported across the water on the RDC. Once back on the shoreline, they were evaluated by EMS and subsequently released. A short time later, the final individual was ferried across to land and was also evaluated and released by EMS. No injuries were reported.

Published 16 days ago21,629
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Stranded Kayakers Rescued by Boat from Lake Erie Shoreline

Fairview Township, PA – This afternoon, shortly after 4 PM, rescue personnel from Lake Shore Fire Department and Fairview Fire and Rescue were dispatched for a technical rescue near Lake Shore Country Club. It was reported that two individuals were stranded on the beach, uninjured, but unable to return to Walnut Creek Access due to rough wave conditions. The steep and hazardous bluff made it impossible for them to climb to safety.Lake Shore Fire Department’s 511 reported that the bluff offered no safe access points to reach the beach. As a result, 511 requested Lake City Fire Company to respond with a boat for a shoreline rescue. Meanwhile, Fairview personnel (from Utility 529) continued scouting the bluff for any potential rescue points as a contingency plan. Ladder 509 arrived to Lake Shore Country Club, while Utility 504 proceeded to Walnut Creek Access to coordinate operations with Lake City’s 578 and 579 units.When Lake City arrived on scene with their SeaLegs amphibious rescue boat, a Lake Shore crew member joined the boat team. During this time, Lake City’s drone was launched from Lake Shore Country Club and quickly located the stranded individuals using thermal and visible imaging cameras. The drone operator confirmed their position and identified two kayaks on the beach with the individuals, providing critical information to the crews.While water rescue personnel from Lake City and Lake Shore navigated to the location, Fairview’s team prepared rigging for a potential bluff rescue if needed. Lake City’s 578 was able to drive onto the beach using its specialized drive wheels, and the drone provided aerial overwatch to ensure command had real-time situational awareness.Both individuals, along with their kayaks, were safely transported back to Walnut Creek Access without incident, thanks to the seamless coordination and expertise of all responding agencies.

Published a year ago106
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Coordinated Effort Leads to Successful Beach Rescue Near Lake Erie Community Park

Lake City, PA – At around 2:15 PM, rescue and medical personnel from the Lake City Fire Company and West County Paramedics were dispatched to a reported fall victim at the western portion of Lake Erie Community Park.Upon arrival, Units 578 and 579 reached the designated area in the western section of the park. Simultaneously, Chief 560 and West County 111 EMT initiated their descent down the trail from the eastern side of the park. As crews arrived on the scene, it was unclear exactly which end of the park the patient was closest to, prompting a coordinated effort from both directionsRecognizing the potential need for additional support, Chief 560 requested a standby ropes team from Fairview. Two members from Units 578 and 579 navigated their way down the western trail and converged on the victim's location nearly simultaneously. Lake City’s drone was also utilized to perform a shoreline search and help to locate the victim. Personnel confirmed that the victim was injured and would need to be extricated from the beach. After assessing the situation, it was determined that the best method of extrication was by boat. Consequently, additional personnel from Units 578 and 579 repositioned to Elk Creek Access to launch Unit 578 – the SeaLegs amphibious boat.Unit 578 proceeded to the beach, where the beachside rescue team was stationed, and executed a beach landing. The patient, and medic, was carefully loaded onto the SeaLegs and transported back to Elk Creek Access, where the patient and medic was transferred to West County 111 and transported to nearby hospital.

Published 2 years ago16