Triana Volunteer Fire Department

Fill this out on scene, then send it in — Text to Station texts it to the secured station phone, or Email Report opens your email app with it addressed to the chief.

Work top to bottom. Check each step off as it's done.

1. 1DECIDE Senior EMS provider on scene makes the call per criteria. Earlier is better — don't wait.
2. 2REQUEST Request air medical via radio through Madison County dispatch. Dispatch contacts the helicopter service. Can be placed on standby or launched.
3. 3PICK THE LZ Minimum 100 × 100 feet — 200 × 200 if possible. Flat, firm ground with no curbs and no more than a 5-degree slope. Clear of people, vehicles, trees, brush, posts, poles, towers, overhead wires, anything over 18 inches high, and any other hazards.
4. 4LZ COMMANDER Designate one person in full PPE — including safety glasses and a traffic vest or reflective clothing, so the aircraft can see them. They own the zone: maintain radio contact with the aircraft on the assigned air-ops channel, give wind/obstacle/marking info, keep eyes on the aircraft while it's on the ground. If the LZ or approach becomes unsafe at any point, abort — notify the aircraft immediately.
5. 5APPARATUS An engine or suitable apparatus responds to establish and secure the LZ.
6. 6PREP THE SITE Clear loose debris, and secure anything that could become flying debris in rotor wash — dumpsters, trash cans, containers. Move vehicles and people out. Identify all overhead powerline locations to the aircraft; if possible, park a vehicle under the wires to mark their location. The more information given to the aircraft about the LZ, the better — remove hazards where possible, and communicate every remaining hazard and its precise location ASAP.
7. 7MARK IT (DAY) Place a traffic cone turned on its side at each of the 4 corners. Give the aircraft wind direction, obstacles, and marking info.
8. 8MARK IT (NIGHT) Place a traffic cone turned on its side at each of the 4 corners, with a puck light inside each cone — positioned so it does not shine up into the air and cannot be blown away by rotor wash. NEVER point lights at the aircraft — it blinds the pilot. No headlights toward it either.
9. 9AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND Nobody approaches except at the crew's direction. Approach from the front, in the pilot's view, crouched down. Never from the rear. Never uphill toward the rotor. Crew may assist moving the patient if the flight crew requests it. If more than 20 minutes between landing and takeoff, the crew may go back in service for other calls and be called back for takeoff if needed.
10. 10LIFTOFF Keep the LZ secured until the aircraft departs. LZ Commander reports lift-off and termination to dispatch.