Western Fire Rescues Motorcyclist After Crash Down Embankment
Photo by Volunteer Fire Company of WesternFirefighters secure and lower rescue equipment to safely retrieve the injured individual up to the roadway for transport.
Photo by Volunteer Fire Company Volunteer Fire Company of Westernof WesternCrews carefully make their way down a steep embankment to reach the motorcyclist, preparing for a rope-assisted rescue.
Photo by Volunteer Fire Company of WesternFirefighters and emergency personnel work together along a roadside embankment to assist an injured motorcyclist after an accident.
October 4, 2025 — At approximately 1:35 p.m., the Volunteer Fire Company of Western was dispatched to a motorcycle accident after a rider reportedly swerved to avoid a deer and struck a guardrail, ejecting him over the rail and down a steep embankment.
Due to the terrain, firefighters conducted a technical rescue, lowering a Stokes basket to safely retrieve the injured motorcyclist and bring him back up to the roadway. The patient was then transferred to a waiting Am-Care Ambulance and transported to the hospital for treatment of his injuries.
Responding units included Rescue 1, Rescue 2, and Engine 2, with 13 members on scene, along with the New York State Police.
The department commended the coordinated teamwork of all responders in executing a safe and efficient rescue under challenging conditions.
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