On June 24 at about 1 a.m., firefighter-first responders from Unit 230 were called to respond to an emergency taking place at Mount Royal Park. Upon arriving at the scene, they quickly observed that reinforcements were necessary. A call for assistance from the high-angle rescue team was made, and several teams of firefighters were dispatched to the scene.
Urgences-santé (US) paramedics and police officers from the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal were also on site. They collaborated closely with the firefighters called upon to rescue three people who had fallen about 30 metres from an observatory on Mount Royal. Two of the three victims were in serious condition. It was necessary to act quickly while ensuring safety, since it was dark and the victims were trapped on a steep, hard-to-reach slope.
The emergency intervention was a success thanks to excellent coordination work by first-response teams. Once extricated from their precarious position on the slope, the three victims were taken into the care of Urgences-santé ambulance technicians and driven to hospital.
“I think it’s important to mention that this rescue was made possible through timely collaboration between all the first responders involved. Everyone executed the role they were assigned, and the coordinated actions were carried out to perfection,” said Operations Chief Martin Guilbault (136-4).
Congratulations to the SIM teams (all from Group 4) that played a part in this spectacular rescue: units 227, 230, 275, 427, 416, 566, 613 and 627. A heartfelt word of thanks also goes out to our partners for their invaluable support in conjunction with our emergency interventions.
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