On December 21, 2025, Raleigh firefighters performed a below-grade patient extrication from an automobile down an embankment on Isabella Cannon Drive.
Originally dispatched as a single-engine incident, Engine 16 arrived and immediately requested additional resources. Rescue 16, Squad 14, Ladder 6, and Battalion 5 were added to the call. Medic 52 and District 4 from Wake County EMS also responded.
As patient assessment and subsequent treatment was being started, firefighters mounted a monopod to the side of Rescue 16. They rigged a rope hoist, lowered a stokes basket, and lifted the patient to grade level…