Jay Fire ATV Rollover 2008

On September 24, 2008, at approximately 1800 hours, two members of the Hotchkiss Volunteer Fire Department participating in wildland firefighting duties, were injured when the ATV they were riding rolled over on them. The driver of the ATV walked away from the roll-over and did not go for medical treatment that night. The passenger was in severe pain and the extent of his injuries was unclear at the time. The helicopter on the fire was dispatched immediately but did not have a backboard to stabilize the injured ATV passenger. An air ambulance was then summoned and they flew the passenger to a hospital where he was diagnosed with a dislocated shoulder and sprained right knee.

Helicopters, Medevac, All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Incident