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On Saturday, July 7th, 2012 at 2:41PM, Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department Company 1, 2, Heavy Rescue 8730, Squad 8759, and the Ambulance Unit were dispatched to 80 Walnut Lane in the Flower Hill section of Manhasset for a person trapped inside a cesspool.
EMS Fly Car 8799 was the first unit to respond to the alarm with EMS Lt. Genser on-board. The dispatcher advised of a call through FireCom reporting that a male had fallen into a cesspool and that NCPD units were on-scene confirming one male trapped inside with injuries. Upon hearing this, Lt. Genser requested that the joint Manhasset-Lakeville/Port Washington F.D. Tactical Rescue Team (TRT) be notified to respond.
Numerous Manhasset-Lakeville and Port Washington units arrived on the scene and along with NCPD ESU setup a high-point using Tower Ladder 8724. Two ESU Officers, Lt. Genser, and a NCPD Medic entered the cesspool to package and assess the patient, who had internal and external injuries from the fall into the newly-installed 30’ deep cesspool. The removal process took forty-five minutes from the time of dispatch.
All units were released from the scene by Deputy Chief Pisani (8702) within one hour.
Photographs and video by Daniel Linden.
EMS Fly Car 8799 was the first unit to respond to the alarm with EMS Lt. Genser on-board. The dispatcher advised of a call through FireCom reporting that a male had fallen into a cesspool and that NCPD units were on-scene confirming one male trapped inside with injuries. Upon hearing this, Lt. Genser requested that the joint Manhasset-Lakeville/Port Washington F.D. Tactical Rescue Team (TRT) be notified to respond.
Numerous Manhasset-Lakeville and Port Washington units arrived on the scene and along with NCPD ESU setup a high-point using Tower Ladder 8724. Two ESU Officers, Lt. Genser, and a NCPD Medic entered the cesspool to package and assess the patient, who had internal and external injuries from the fall into the newly-installed 30’ deep cesspool. The removal process took forty-five minutes from the time of dispatch.
All units were released from the scene by Deputy Chief Pisani (8702) within one hour.
Photographs and video by Daniel Linden.
