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Medevac Helicopters: Do you ever train with them?
A couple of times a year, we invite one of the 4 different Medevac Helicopter services that we use out to our main Fire Station and do a class on EMS helicopter operations, setting up LZ's, what they expect from us and what we can expect from them. Having done this for many years, it's always a nice refresher. We typically have to call for a medevac once or twice a year.
I was curious what other Fire Departments do. How many of you regularly train with Medevac Companies. I'm sure some of you in more remote areas of the country/world use them more often than we do. Has anybody ever gone for a ride-along with them? I keep meaning to, but something always gets in the way.
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Permalink Reply by Brian Dumser on
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"In the nearly four years (in Jan.2011), we have never had one show up on a call, although our local hospital has one."
You are aware that Medevac Helicopters don't just "show up" right? LOL
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Yeah the few guys from my F.D. that did ride alongs had uneventful shifts also.
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I think John is saying that his F.D. has this training scheduled for that date. LOL
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Permalink Reply by Brian Moyer on
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We have two medevac choppers within 20 miles of our response area so we are very lucky in that regards. We train atleast once a year with both services (Lifeline & Air-Evac) so that new members can gain the experance and it serves as a good PR community tool as well as a refresher course for us that have been around awhile.
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