landing zone
August 24, 2025
Landing Zone Established at McKean Elementary for Medical Helicopter
landing zone
August 24, 2025
Landing Zone Established at McKean Elementary for Medical Helicopter
Narrative
McKean, PA – At approximately 11:15 PM, McKean Hose Company was dispatched to establish a landing zone for STAT MedEvac near the I-79 Exit 174 to intercept with Meadville Area Ambulance 33-07. Chief 400 responded and notified dispatch that the landing zone would be set up at McKean Elementary School.
Crews were advised of a roughly 12-minute ETA for the helicopter. Chief 400 and 405 arrived to secure the landing area, with STAT MedEvac touching down minutes later. Meadville Area Ambulance 33-07 arrived at about the same time.
The flight crew provided intervention alongside Meadville’s EMS team before transferring the patient into the aircraft. STAT MedEvac then departed for transport to a nearby hospital.
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