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September 22, 2007 According to a press release from the Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Department: The Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Department's new all-terrain rescue vehicle was put to use for the first time Sunday September 22 when a woman on horseback became ill along the CSX railroad tracks in southern Carroll County. The call for ATV 12 was dispatched shortly after 10 am, along with Sykesville's paramedic unit and rescue squad. A woman, in her 30's, who had fallen off a horse on Saturday had ridden out again Sunday morning, but became ill along a remote stretch of the railroad tracks somewhere between Marriottsville Road and Route 32, a five mile distance inaccessible by ambulances or fire trucks. As the ATV unit was being unloaded, crews quickly began a search of the railroad tracks on foot. The woman was located a short time later along the railway, near the old Henryton State Hospital grounds, about halfway between Marriottsville Road and Route 32. The ATV unit made its way to the scene, accompanied by EMS personnel and firefighters. The woman was quickly assessed, stabilized, and placed in a "stokes" stretcher, which was secured to the ATV unit. The woman was then brought up out of the railroad and to a waiting ambulance. There was a short trip to a waiting Maryland State Police medevac helicopter, and the woman was flown to Shock Trauma in Baltimore. The incident marks the first time the ATV unit was used since being placed in service on September 1. The unit is the first of its kind in Carroll County, and is one of only a handful in Central Maryland specially equipped for all-terrain rescue. The unit was bought with funds secured in a federal Assistance to Firefighter's grant. The woman's name and condition are not being released at this time. Related
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