Medical helicopter prepares to land in open field near Oxford, Oxford NC


A medical helicopter is preparing to land in an open field near Oxford for patient transport. Responders discuss marking the landing zone and warn about hazards like power lines and trees nearby.
Audio|Source: Oxford Police, Fire and EMS
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923 to Tar Hill 1.
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Good afternoon, 923.
00:02
This is Tar Hill 1.
00:03
We're showing about nine minutes out from the LV if you could give us a description of the landings only wire slopes for hazards in the area.
00:08
The type of the surface will be landing on, please.
00:09
T&4, it'll be an open field.
00:11
There'll be two structures on the backside of the landing area.
00:14
I can throw some, I'll have some LED light flashing.
00:17
There is a power line on the roadside, but if you come in, I mean, just typical field, a couple trees in the middle of the field, but here, nothing should be in the way of you landing.
00:26
Under that, sir, how big the field and did you say you're going to have the area marked that you want us to land in?
00:30
So we will have the area marked and the field is approximately, it's probably in the landing area that you're being in, you have an acre, two acres of land right here.
00:41
That's a good copy, sir, just let us only see if they're here for about eight minutes.
00:43
If you get over top and you want to divert to a different spot, you just let us know.
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Location mentioned:
Near Old Oxford Hwy, Oxford, NC 27565
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