Rope Rescue Tactical Team Rescues Construction Worker (IN)

Working  Rope Rescue with injury
421 N. Pennsylvania St – Pennsylvania and Vermont
Dispatched at 3:35 PM
9 IFD Units Dispatched – including IFD Rope Rescue Tac Team 7
Multi story building under construction
911 caller reported that a construction worker was hit by debris while working on the 11^th floor, now injured and could not make it to ground level

First Unit on Scene SQ07 at 3:40 PM
Battalion 7 Command requests that IMPD shut down traffic on Vermont St at 3:43 PM
IFD Firefighters make patient contact at 3:50 PM
Battalion 7 Command requests that IMPD shut down traffic on Pennsylvania St at 4:05 PM
Firefighters assess patient and determine best course of action for removal from 11^th floor
Ruscilli Construction Mgmt. on site and assisting IFD with resources
Need for use of onsite crane established at 4:16 PM

ALS Care provided to patient by IFD Paramedics
Patient packaged and moved to edge of building on Pennsylvania St. side at 4:22 PM
Patient secured and removed from the 11^th floor of the building at 4:23 PM
Patient on the ground at 4:24 PM

Patient – a 42 year old male – was transported to Methodist by IEMS Medic 5 with non-life threatening injuries.  He has worked for the company for 4 months.

Incident Commander – Battalion 7 Chief Dave Cook

No firefighter injuries.

Credit: Rita L Reith, MPIO