First responders from Lowndes County Fire Rescue, the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office, Valdosta Fire Department and Valdosta Police Department participated in training on the landing zone and air medical operations as an additional component to their prehospital trauma life support course being provided at the Lowndes County Emergency Operations Center.
The instruction, provided by Air Evac Lifeteam 142 from Tifton, provided direction on landing zone dimensions, safe operations around a running aircraft and appropriate response to an aircraft emergency, county officials said in a statement.
Students also participated in loading and unloading a patient in a running aircraft.
"The training will help crews efficiently operate at the scene of an incident where rapid transport via medical helicopter is needed," county officials said.