Motorcycle Accident with a Medevac

Units were dispatched to a report of an auto accident with a motorcyclist down on Joplin Road near the 22 Mile Marker. Upon arrival of Medic 553 and Engine 503 they located a patient on the ground. Further assessment of the patient yielded a request for a helicopter. Battalion 507(Hoffman) arrived and established Joplin Command. Tanker 503 responded along with Engine 503 to Quantico National Cemetery to set up the LZ. Helicopter LifeEvac 2 was dispatched and arrived within 10 mins. Patient was flown to a local trauma center and units returned to service.