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Woman
Rescued From Fall Off Cliffs Near River
Date/Time of Occurrence:
October 14, 2002 , 5:54 P.M.
Nature of Occurrence:
Rescue
Location: 9619 Mira Del
Rio Drive,
Contact: Captain Patrick J
Ellis, Phone: 916-616-2431
Incident Number: 112549
Email: ellis.pat@smfd.ca.gov
At 5:54 p.m. a.m. the
Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District responded to an Emergency Medical
Service call to the rear of 9619 Mira Del Rio. A 10 year old woman fell of
the cliffs above the American River. The lady's fall was heard by two
kayakers and a near-by-hiker. The kayakers went to assist the woman as the
hiker notified 9-1-1.
The first arriving Fire
Company, Battalion 14, was directed by the reporting party behind the
residence to the river's edge. The first arriving Engine Company, Engine 64,
made access to the patient to evaluate the severity of the injury.
It was discovered the lady
was riding her bicycle and was resting for a few minutes. She moved towards
the edge of the cliffs and leaned against a tree branch that immediately
gave way leading to her falling about 20 to 30 feet down the embankment.
Sacramento Metropolitan's
Helicopter, Metro 1 responded to assist in locating the patient in addition
to providing assisting with evaluating the river for possible rescue
utilizing Metro Fire's Boat 106. It was determined the river rescue would be
the least preferred method for removing the victim. Additional resources
were utilized to secure the patient to a stokes rescue basket and a
technical rescue team was established to construct a rope rescue system to
assist with removing the patient from over the edge. It took firefighters
about 45 minutes to complete the packaging and removal of the patient from
the bottom of the cliff area to the top of the river's bank.
The patient was identified
as Rebecca Scott, 19, and she was transported to UCD Medical Center in
stable condition for further assessment and treatment with a suspected leg
fracture and further evaluation of injuries.
Incident Commander:
Battalion Chief Jim Eastman
First-In District: 64
First-In Company: Engine
64
Public Information
Officer: Captain Pat Ellis
Number of Adults Injured:
1
Number of Firefighters
Injured: 0
Total No. of Engine
Companies: 3
Total No. of Truck
Companies: 1
Total No. of Medical
Transport Units: 1
Total No. of Command and
Support Staff: 1
Total No. of Hazardous
Materials Companies: 0
Total No. of Fire
Companies: 3
Total No. of Firefighters:
14
Augmented Resources: Boat
106 and Helicopter Metro 1
Incident Commander:
Battalion Chief James Eastman BC14
First-In Company: E64
Cause: Fall From Cliffs
Public Information
Officer: Captain Patrick J Ellis
Incident Duration: 1 Hour
Total No. of Engine
Companies: 3
Total No. of Truck
Companies: 1
Total No. of Command and
Support Staff: 1
Total No. of Fire
Companies: 6
Total No. of Medic Units:
1
Total No. of Firefighters:
16
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