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UCHealth\u2019s PVH EMS Manager and Operations Chief Braden Applegate shows off the inside of EMS\u2019 Special Operations Response Team vehicle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From swift-water and backcountry rescue missions to accompanying SWAT calls and high-risk arrests, Poudre Valley Hospital EMS Special Operations Response Team couldn\u2019t find a four-wheel drive vehicle that was up to the challenge. So they created one.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have unique needs, and our new vehicle is the product of the design expertise of our EMS (emergency medical services) operators and our veteran mechanic,\u201d said Braden Applegate, PVH EMS operations chief and SORT manager.<\/p>\n

Sean Jennings, PVH EMS fleet mechanic coordinator, is more than an experienced mechanic. He served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps and two years with the U.S. Department of Defense, followed by mechanic work in the private sector. His experience with military troop carriers with backboard transport capabilities gave him a model to design SORT\u2019s new special operations vehicle.<\/p>\n

Through community partnerships, PVH EMS provides more than just ambulance services in areas of northern Colorado. Almost two decades ago, SORT formed when PVH EMS partnered with the Fort Collins Police Department to provide medic assistance for high-risk warrant and SWAT calls. Eight years ago, SORT medics began specialized bomb training to support the Larimer County Sheriff\u2019s Department bomb squad. Two years later, SORT medics added dive- and swift-water rescue capabilities, and at the same time, Poudre Fire Authority asked the SORT team to help with Larimer County Search and Rescue calls.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the beginning we have been unique,\u201d Applegate said.<\/p>\n

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PVH EMS employees, from left, Fleet Maintenance Coordinator Sean Jennings, vehicle technicians John Betz and\u00a0James Glendenning, and contracted certified welder and fabricator Izaak Spaulding, spent more than 200 man hours customizing the new truck for EMS\u2019 Special Operations Response Team.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the outside, the SORT truck looks like any four-wheel drive vehicle with a topper \u2014 its plain exterior a concealment tactic for law enforcement calls. It\u2019s what is inside the vehicle that makes it distinctive. The vehicle has been rewired so that it is equipped with hidden emergency lights and sirens. The truck bed and topper are framed with schedule 40 pipes to protect passengers \u2014 which could be a handful of rescuers headed to a site or a patient being transported out of the wilderness.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t just put a bunch of people in the back of a truck with a topper,\u201d Jennings said. \u201cThe roll cage provides the safety needed for it to be a versatile vehicle.\u201d<\/p>\n

The back end is set with two benches with padding and seat belts for rescuer transport. The pads can be removed to fit a patient backboard, and between the two benches, a transport cage used for vertical rescues fits perfectly.<\/p>\n

Being able to transport rescuers was an important feature. Because the truck can hold 16 people, fewer vehicles end up at what can be an already limited access rescue location, Applegate said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe vehicle replaces the need for multiple vehicles and puts all the gear in one place,\u201d Jennings said. \u201cThese [SORT] members can now go from a search and rescue call to a high-risk SWAT call and then to dive training if needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

In its first three weeks in commission, the SORT truck assisted in two SWAT calls and responded to the season\u2019s first rescue on Horsetooth Mountain Open Space Trailhead near Fort Collins when a 20-something male got stuck on a ledge 50 feet above Horsetooth Falls.<\/p>\n

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UCHealth PVH EMS vehicle technician John Betz welds together a customized roll bar for the PVH EMS SORT truck.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Each day, the truck is checked out by one member of the SORT team, who is then on call for 24 hours. The gear for the responders takes a majority of the back seat.<\/p>\n

Each SORT member has a vest that holds medical supplies, along with a backpack that attaches for additional supplies. They have four types of helmets for different situations, such as a swift-water rescue or ballistics call. They have a flame-retardant jumpsuit for automobile accidents and a gas mask.<\/p>\n

Add that gear to the supplies already stocked in the truck \u2014 oxygen, pediatric supplies, extra trauma kits, climbing rope and a whitewater life jacket \u2014 and the vehicle is ready for almost anything.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe truck is a purposefully built special operations\u2019 Swiss Army knife,\u201d Jennings said.<\/p>\n

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UCHealth\u2019s PVH EMS Manager and Operations Chief Braden Applegate holds up the jumpsuit that EMS\u2019 Special Operations Response Team members wear for certain calls, such as vehicle accidents.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The customized truck took more than 200 in-house man hours to build, Jennings said, and the crew worked on the vehicle while also maintaining a fleet of about 40 ambulances and emergency vehicles for PVH EMS, Front Range Fire and Windsor Severance Fire.<\/p>\n

Applegate said his team is very excited about the new vehicle, as it shows their continued commitment to the services they provide to the community and dedication to growing and expanding partnerships to provide services.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of EMS services don\u2019t have these capabilities, and it came to us by way of the relationships we have with the local law enforcement and PFA,\u201d Applegate said. \u201cIt really is a remarkable collaboration and a model we hope to expand.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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