Hiker injured on trail near Rattlesnake Canyon, Pima County AZ
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency personnel responded to a medical incident on a trail near Rattlesnake Canyon in Tucson, Arizona. A woman appeared to have injured her knee and was unable to walk approximately 1.1 miles from a tram stop. Fire and rescue units coordinated a Stokes basket evacuation due to challenging terrain and weather conditions. Deputies and multiple rescue teams worked together to assist with her removal.
Audio|Heard on: Tucson Police/Fire Citywide
Listen to dispatch call
03:30
Transcript:
00:00
They're about 1.1 miles up from tram stop eight.
00:06
One point one miles up from where?
00:10
Tram stop eight.
00:14
Copy, tram stop eight.
00:20
Fifty-nine year old (name withheld).
00:23
Injured leg.
00:25
Hurt knee, cannot bear weight.
00:31
It's going to be a Stokes rescue due to the weather.
00:36
I copy that.
00:37
Another unit en route with a Stokes basket; an engine company is on the trail attempting to locate and make contact.
00:51
You have good numbers?
00:56
We have three on this engine and four others.
01:03
Three other personnel en route.
01:04
We could use more people, I'm sure.
01:08
Ten four.
01:09
We can bring in the Stokes and wheel if needed.
01:13
If you have a hazy team, start medical treatment and we’ll help carry her out.
01:18
Do you have good coordinates?
01:24
I haven’t been able to get in contact with the engine on the trail.
01:28
They have limited phone service.
01:32
Let me try to reach them on the radio.
01:35
Good copy.
01:36
We should have plenty of personnel.
01:38
Two deputies will be on the trail in the next fifteen minutes.
01:45
Roger that. I’m near trail stop one or two and will get up there as quickly as possible.
01:54
All right, step off. See you in a bit.
01:59
Channel 701 from Engine 73?
02:05
They said there was some trouble with alarms; situation is code four.
02:11
Rescue 154 will replace Engine 154 on the call.
02:18
Copy, I’ll handle that.
02:20
Make a note 1041.
02:26
Copy that.
02:35
Routing, Sean.
02:37
Go ahead.
02:38
If you want to give them routing while I’m driving code, that’d be great.
02:43
We should enter at the Phoneline Link Trail, likely near tram stop two.
02:51
It’s where Rattlesnake Canyon crosses the tram road.
02:59
Copy. We used the address and reached tram stop nine.
03:04
We’ll make our way back down.
03:05
Tram stop two or tram stop eight?
03:11
Closest access should be the Phoneline Link Trail, around tram stop two or three.
03:17
It’s near the small bridge over Robeson Canyon
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Location mentioned:
Phoneline Link Trail, Arizona 85750
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