On December 22nd, Menomonie Fire Department provided a mutual aid fire and EMS response to Boyceville Fire Department for a subject who was trapped in a silo. The patient was approximately 60 feet above ground level and had entangled his leg in a sweep auger.
A Boyceville EMT, a Boyceville Firefighter, and two Menomonie Fire Department Paramedics climbed the silo chute to gain patient access. Paramedics placed a tourniquet and provided pain management and sedation prior to removing the patient.
Menomonie Fire Department's Ladder Truck was used so firefighters could cut the silo chute and place the patient onto the Ladder Truck platform to lower him to the ground. The patient was transported by helicopter to a trauma center.
From the Menomonie Fire Department Facebook page.
