Sherman/New Fairfield - Water Rescue - 8/7/10

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Date: 8/7/10

Time: Approx 1450 Hrs

Location: Candlewood Lake "Chicken Rock" in Sherman

Frequency: 155.675 (NFVFD Channel 1), Marine Emergency

Units Operating: New Fairfield FD, Sherman FD/EMS, CT Environmental Conservation Police (ENCON), Candlewood Lake Authority Marine Patrol (CLAMP)

Weather Conditions: Clear, VERY Choppy waters

Description Of Incident: 20 y/o male fallen 20-25 ft. from "Chicken Rock" onto the rocks below.

Reporters: Family by phone

Writer: SageVigiles

IC: New Fairfield Car 1, assisted by Sherman Car 2

Command Post: New Fairfield Town Beach Boat Launch on Rt. 39

Units at CP: NF Car 1, Company "A" Ambulance (Standby), Rescue 3 and Medic 1 (Staffing Marine 1, docked at Town Park), Tanker 18 (towing and staffing Marine 17)

Alternate Launch Site: State Boat Launch on Rt. 39, across from Squantz Firehouse

Units: Brush 14 (towing and staffing Marine 10)

Patient Drop Off Site: Sail Harbor Clubhouse

Units: Sherman Ambulance

Scene: Chicken Rock

Units: ENCON/CLAMP, Marine 1, Marine 17

Marine 1 and ENCON/CLAMP first on scene, stabilized and boarded patient. Medic 1 transferred to Marine 17, patient was loaded onto M17 and other units in the water escorted 17 through heavy boat traffic to the drop off site. New Fairfield Medic 1 rode in for ALS on Sherman Ambulance.

EDIT: I don't know if anyone was listening to this, but ENCON/CLAMP inquired if we wanted to set up for Lifestar or STATFlight, we declined since the transport time to Danbury isn't that long. STATFlight was giving a 60 minute ETA or something equally ridiculous and Lifestar was, as usual, unavailable.