On Oct. 31, 2012, Station 5 was alerted to a subject fallen in the first due. Engine 54 (E54) (B. Cusick) and EMS Duty Officer 5(F. Griffin) responded. E54 arrived on location to find a patient on the floor after falling though drywall from the attic to the floor, 15 feet below. EMS Duty Officer 5 arrived on location and requested a helicopter. Paramedic Ambulance 169 (PA169) arrived on location. All crews worked together to backboard and load the patient in the PA169. E54 cleared the residence and started to the LZ. Engine 51 (E51) (G. Foard) responded to the LZ to assist E54. PA169 and the duty officer transported the patient to the LZ. The patient was loaded into Trooper 7. Trooper 7 transported to the trauma center.
