CALS Works Medevac Hoist from LNG Pier
 
By Chief of CALS Chris Shannon FTO
December 7, 2021
 

On the morning of 12/07/21 CALS and Solomons VFD responded to the Cove Point LNG facility for a reported medical emergency. The caller reported that the problem was occurring on the Pier in the Chesapeake Bay. Due to the location of the call, officers from Solomons VFD activated MSP for a medevac response. Units from Solomons and CALS located the patient and began care then prepared the patient to be hoisted to the awaiting MSP aircraft (Trooper 7). The patient was lifted into the aircraft and transported to a local hospital for further treatment.
 
Units: U3, COM3A, E31, M103, MSP Trooper 7
 
MSP Trooper 7 hoisting patient in the "rescue basket" from the LNG pier.
MSP Trooper 7 hoisting patient in the "rescue basket" from the LNG pier.
Trooper 7 performing hoist operation from the Cove Point LNG Pier.
Trooper 7 performing hoist operation from the Cove Point LNG Pier.
 
MSP Trooper 7 approaching LNG Pier.
MSP Trooper 7 approaching LNG Pier.
The Cove Point LNG Pier located in the Chesapeake Bay in Calvert County. The Pier is used by LNG tankers to offload product into the storage tanks .
The Cove Point LNG Pier located in the Chesapeake Bay in Calvert County. The Pier is used by LNG tankers to offload product into the storage tanks .
 

Mike Livingston December 07, 2021 at 12:02 PM
P/A 239 was there and led patient care along with CALS intern Kayce Barth from M103 until local EMS transferred care to the MSP medic inserted by rope down to the pier.