Medevac Requested in Shirley

Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosSCPD Helicopter 3 Coming in to the Medevac call.

Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosSCPD Helicopter 3 at the LZ.

Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosBrookhaven Engine 9 securing the LZ at the departments Station 1

Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosBrookhaven LT Hodge talks to his chief.

Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosSuffolk PD Medevac helicopter flies over Brookhaven Engine 5-3-9 as it heads back to base.

Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosMastic Ambulance Chiefs truck at the Lz

Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosCrews from Mastic Ambulance and the Stony Brook Hospital Mobile Stroke unit assessed the patient.
SHIRLEY, NY - On September 28th at about 5:45 P.M., the Brookhaven FD was activated for a helicopter landing at their station 1 on Camp Upton Road. Mastic Ambulance advised Medcom that they had a patient who had a seizure and a possible stroke. The person was taken from Unique Fitness to the landing zone where they were met by Stony Brook Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU 1).
On arrival at the firehouse, Brookhaven FD Chief of Department DiPinto advised that ambulances and MSU1 were already there. The chief instructed fire police units to close the entrance to the fire station and directed Engine 9 to stand by on the back ramp for an inbound Medevac chopper from SCPD. SCPD helicopter 3 made its landing behind the firehouse and the flight medic consulted with crews from MSU1 and Mastic ambulance.
It was determined that the patient would be transported by ground to Stony Brook Hospital VIA MSU1. All FD units were released upon take off of the helicopter back to base. No further information was available.