Town of New Gloucester, Maine
New Gloucester Fire Rescue
| Press Release |
Prepared by: Captain Chris Gill
Number of Alarms: Still Alarm
Incident Commander: Captain Chris Gill
Incident Number: 24-NG0154
Incident Date and Time: March 13, 2024, 7:47 PM
Incident Location: Area of Pineland Trailhead, Depot Rd.
Number of NGFR personnel in response: 10
First NGFR unit on scene: NG Ambulance 1
General Incident Description: At 7:47 PM, New Gloucester Fire Rescue was dispatched to assist the Maine Warden Service with a wilderness rescue. A hiker had gone off the trail and could not walk out due to a leg injury. Ambulance 1 and Engine 2 responded, with multiple other members responding directly to the scene. Due to the nature of the call, UTVs from Gray Fire Rescue and North Yarmouth Fire Rescue were requested to the scene.
A1 and E2 arrived on scene and made contact with the warden who had located the victim and followed him to the victim. A command post was established at the trailhead and resources were staged at that location. Additional manpower went in to assist with the patient and Gray’s UTV was sent in to transport the patient out of the woods to A-1. North Yarmouth’s UTV was held in reserve at the command post. The patient was transferred to A-1 and transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
All companies were back in service by 8:30.
Mutual Aid to the Scene: Gray Fire Rescue UTV, North Yarmouth Fire Rescue UTV, Maine Warden Service
Mutual Aid to the Station: None
Water Supply: None
Injuries: Hiker sustained no life threatening injuries to leg.
PSA: Please be aware of your surroundings, and stay on marked trails.
Chris Gill
Captain
New Gloucester Fire Rescue
611 Lewiston Road
New Gloucester, ME 04260
207-926-4142
