Construction Site Rescue in Ashaway – Patient Airlifted by Boston MedFlight
Photo by Ashaway Volunteer Fire AssociationCrew loads patient into medical helicopter.
Photo by Ashaway Volunteer Fire AssociationFirefighters stand ready beside engine at landing site.
Photo by Ashaway Volunteer Fire AssociationFire and rescue crews arrive at the scene.
Photo by Ashaway Volunteer Fire Association Medical helicopter on standby in open field.
Photo by Ashaway Volunteer Fire AssociationRescue team moves stretcher toward helicopter.
Photo by Ashaway Volunteer Fire AssociationFire officers watch as helicopter prepares for takeoff.
Photo by Ashaway Volunteer Fire AssociationParamedics wheel patient toward waiting helicopter.
Photo by Ashaway Volunteer Fire AssociationHelicopter lifts off as ambulance departs.
ASHWAY, R.I., Aug. 11, 2025 – Just after 5 p.m., the Ashaway Volunteer Fire Association, Ashaway Ambulance Association, and Hopkinton Police Department responded to a construction site where a male worker was trapped under a concrete slab.
Car 403 arrived first and reported that machinery on site had lifted the concrete off the patient. Life Star was requested but unavailable, and Boston MedFlight accepted the flight. Fire personnel used struts and cribbing to stabilize the 1,500-pound slab while EMS treated the patient.
The patient was quickly extricated and transported to Crandall's Field, where EMS personnel transferred him to Boston MedFlight. Fire crews maintained a safe landing zone throughout. Assistance was also provided by a paramedic from the Westerly Ambulance Corps, Inc., who supported Ashaway EMS with patient care.
Officials praised all responders for their coordinated efforts in safely and efficiently handling the rescue.
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