medevac landing zone
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Depends.
Usually, it is PSCL 1 or PSCL 2.
Sometimes it is the UHF freqs LZ 1 or LZ 2.
Sometimes it is an EMS talkgroup (i.e. EMS Hail or Ops and and ).
Station 313 lands the helos without FD involvement. PennSTAR can be heard on the county EMS talkgroups now and then.
Check the database page for the conventional frequencies. On the conventional freqs (PSCL 1/2, LZ 1/2), you won't hear anything from the ground side unless you're near the scene. You might hear the helo from a distance, but only briefly. You won't hear them once they get near the ground unless you are close.
Helos land all the time without a fire department standby. Typically, a fire department response for a helicopter standby is a department or county level procedure.
In Maryland, most counties and fire departments DO have an engine stand-by for a medevac landing, but the Bel Air VFC has a number of pre-determined LZs in their district where the medevac will land without the FD standing by.
Many FDs that respond for helicopter stand-bys routinely become lackadaisical, park too close to the LZ, don't don PPE, and wouldn't be of any real assistance in the event of an aircraft mishap.
In Maryland, most counties and fire departments DO have an engine stand-by for a medevac landing, but the Bel Air VFC has a number of pre-determined LZs in their district where the medevac will land without the FD standing by.
Many FDs that respond for helicopter stand-bys routinely become lackadaisical, park too close to the LZ, don't don PPE, and wouldn't be of any real assistance in the event of an aircraft mishap.
countywacker
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I dissagree with that statement. The fire depts what i deal with have pre determined lz's within there coverage. These lz's are then programed into medcom and into the respecitve flight programs computers so they can cross reference it with lat and long so they can find the lz within the county. Also when fire dept's arrive on scene they park there vehicles out of the way and set up the lz, either using flares, cones or some sort of light marker on all 4 corners. One of the pratices we use is that we park a fire truck or some sorted of light vehicle under the power lines so it can be easly identified. Also a saftey line is pulled with as least 2 FF that are in scba. Thes line is used to wet down a area if there is dust and is a saftey line if some sort of emergency would occur with the aircraft. We then have a established lz officer wich is in contact with the aircraft to give them a lz brief. As for the FF'S that are handeling pt's to the aircraft. They are wearing full TOG as well as proper bsi. Also all FF'S are required to take the medevac or pennstar saftey class.
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