Emergency helicopter prepares to land in cornfield near Highway 61, Rice County MN
Medical EmergencyFire and EMS units coordinate to establish a helicopter landing zone in a cornfield near Highway 61, Minnesota. They consider terrain, power lines, and the height of the corn to ensure safe helicopter landing during a medical emergency.
Audio|Source: Rice County Fire and EMS
03:38
Transcript:
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Neesville Fire, Mayo 1 on Outstack 1.
00:02
See Bill Fire, this is Mayo 2.
00:03
Go ahead. Mail 2. Um, what is your ETA?
00:05
We're showing about 10 minutes.
00:07
Copy. We're having a hard time finding a decent spot here.
00:10
This is a pretty hilly area.
00:11
A lot of power lines.
00:12
Copy from AO2, just keep us advised.
00:15
Any flat road parking lot of field you can find would be great.
00:19
We'll just orbit the area until we hear from you.
00:21
Yeah,
00:22
we'll keep you updated. Measville, Captain 3 to Redwing Captain, Captain.
00:26
Go ahead.
00:27
Are you guys okay with setting up the land going at the Welch Church or you want something closer?
00:32
What we got that will work.
00:34
I think it's either that or landing it on the highway, so.
00:37
No changes in the Sabbath.
00:38
Copy. We actually found a cornfield here just to the northwest of where you guys are.
00:45
I'll get you an address here a minute.
00:46
Civilville Fire, this is Mayo 2.
00:48
If you are considering a cornfield for a location, it's going to have to be run down enough for us to land.
00:53
We can't land with the current height of the corn.
00:55
Jeff, down, a lot of loose dirt, but it should work.
00:58
It's going to be dusty.
00:59
Sounds good.
01:00
You're coming through it.
01:01
It's just lightly broken. Sounds like you're going with the church.
01:03
We'll take coordinates as you have them in the description of the landing zone when you're able.
01:08
Okay, I have the coordinates here when you're ready.
01:10
We're going to go in a cornfield.
01:14
It's 44.60147 minus 92.70435.
01:25
Those two copies, 4460.174-959270.4.9274.4.9270.4.
01:32
A firm. So Highway 61 runs east and west.
01:38
The landing zone will be just to the north of Highway 61.
01:40
There's a farm site on the east side of this field.
01:44
There is another farm site on the west side of this field,
01:47
both plenty far away.
01:48
And we have some power lines that are just in the right-of-way on the north side of Highway 61.
01:54
132 does thatch I'm out with me spellfire on the landing zone.
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Location mentioned:
Near Forest Township, MN 55046
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