North Chicago Fire Department news

A touching ceremony took place in North Chicago on Monday, where Flight for Life officials recognized the North Chicago Fire Department for one of their most remarkable rescues in 2015. The event honored local police officers and firefighters for saving the life of a Chicago woman during a critical incident last fall.

The 22nd annual Scene Call of the Year Award for 2015 was given to a team of firefighting paramedics: Cmdr. Joshua Rickabaugh, Cmdr. Joshua Monroe, and firefighters Danny Roark, Joseph Hernandez, and Joseph Schimanski.

Nicole Wood, a passenger in a BMW SUV, was involved in a serious crash on Route 41 south of Route 137 on September 21. While the driver escaped with minor injuries, Wood became trapped beneath the wreckage after the SUV collided with a gravel truck.

Emergency responders used nearly every extrication tool available in their vehicles to free the critically injured, unconscious woman. To facilitate the rescue, Route 41 was temporarily closed to create a safe landing zone for the helicopter.

"We knew she had multiple system trauma, and getting her out quickly was essential," said Rickabaugh. However, due to the complexity of the situation, it took over an hour and 20 minutes to extract her — far longer than the usual 20 to 40 minutes.

North Chicago officials highlighted the teamwork and critical support provided by personnel from Naval Station Great Lakes, Knollwood, Libertyville, the North Chicago Police Department, North Chicago Police dispatch, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, and Flight for Life.

Fire Chief Dell Urban described the incident as "the call of a lifetime" and called it an extraordinary accident. Several other chiefs on the scene said they had never encountered anything like it, especially in terms of the prolonged extrication process.

Out of the approximately 1,000 calls Flight for Life responds to each year, only a small number are selected for this prestigious award. A panel of judges evaluates the submissions based on factors such as scene safety, triage decisions, critical thinking, complex planning, accident scene management, integration of the helicopter into the response, and the use of skills that went above and beyond the standard duties.

Thanks, Dan

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