Swift water rescue team, fire department overcome high waters in rescue call

Around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, Pulaski Fire Department along with the Pulaski County Special Operations Team was dispatched to assist REMSI  on a medical call at 4428 Sycamore Lane off Brookmont Road. Sycamore Lane bridge was out due to high water so access could not be made to this address by vehicle or on foot.

Pulaski County Special Operations Team along with Pulaski Fire Department then had three certified swift water swimmers swim across the creek in order to set up a rope system so that a rubber raft could be used to access the patient. This rope system was put into place and EMS personnel were then boated across the creek safely to access and start treatment on the medical patient. Then the patient was carried down the hill from her residence and placed in the boat and was brought safely across the creek by fire department personnel and then carried into an ambulance where she was taken the hospital.

“This was an all-around solid effort by all agencies involved to safely handle the patient from the residence across the high water creek and into care of EMS in there ambulance,” said Pulaski Fire Chief Robbie Kiser. “Public safety personnel were on the scene for approximately two hours during this operation with roughly 30 personnel and it took the help of everyone on the scene to make it happen.”

“Pulaski Fire Department would like to thank all agencies involved and their hard work for a successful and safe operation in a swift water event,” Kiser said.