Thursday, July 16, 2009

TFD MEDIA RELEASE: Rope Rescue

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Date of Incident: July 16, 2009
Issuing Officer: Joe Meinecke
Type of Incident: Rope Rescue
Incident Address: Marine View Drive at Heron Ridge

Narrative: At 11:57 a.m. Thursday July 16, 2009 Tacoma Fire Department (TFD) responded to a rope rescue off of Marine View Drive in the Heron Ridge area. TFD’s Technical Rescue Team performed a medium angle rescue utilizing the Stokes stretcher to rescue the patient.

The patient was transported to a local hospital.

Firefighter Response: 22