Water Rescue Drill - Reedy Island Sand Bar
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
On Sunday, the station was alerted along with station 15 (Delaware City), Salem County 18 (Lower Alloway's), Ambulance 64 (Symrna American Legion), and Trooper 5 Heavy (State Police) for a simulated boat accident in the river. We responded with 29-Marine 1, 29 Marine 2 and station 15 sent Marine 1 & 2. Salem County 18 responded two vessels as well. 29-Capt-1 (T. Riale) and 15-Capt-1 (A. Morales) responded to Augustine Beach and formed a unified command. 15-Capt-2 (A. MacKenzie) assumed rescue branch and advised 9 patients in the water. A level 3 MCI was asked for bring 18-Marine 1 (New Castle), Fireboat 20 (Holloway Terrace) and Fireboat 7 (Wilmington Fire). All small vessels along with three rescue swimmers were able to retrive the 9 victims and put onto the big boats for transport or get them hooked up to Trooper 5 Heavy. Trooper 5 Heavy transported three victims to Augustine and the other boats transported 6 to the Delaware City Dock.