Fairfax Fire & Rescue & Cambridge Respond To Snow Machine Accident

[Henry]

A snowmobile accident occurred off Woodward Road around the area where Almon is building his house, about a mile back in the woods.  I don't know the seriousness of the injury or who the victim was.

Some of Fire, Rescue & Vermont State Police wait for the victim to be brought out

The Fairfax Fire Department Cart/Sled was used to bring the victim to the ambulance

[PotterFXFD]

  Great pictures Henry,  As you can see the Rescue sled was donated by the Fletcher Rough Riders and Wildcat Trucking a number of years ago. The issue we keep running into with it is we do not have anything to pull it with. We rely on a member bringing a machine or as the case on Sat. a neighbor (Paul Bean ) having a machine to pull it with. We are currently looking at getting a machine to do this with. Prices run from $10,000.000 to $14,000.00 for a 4 wheeler with a track kit. I am asking for any help we can get with this. Does anyone have a good used machine they are not using? Does someone have a good (in) with a local dealer that might be willing to give use a great deal ? 


  We do several fund raisers a year and this is one of the items we are going to use that money for. But as always if there is any way we can save a few pennies. I can be reach at home or the Fire Station every Tuesday night from 7-9pm



                                                                           Any help or ideas with this project would be greatly appreciated.

Chief Dean Potter
Fairfax Fire

[NorthFairfaxBoy]

Chief,
Contact VSP, I recall hearing somewhere they take possesion of this kind equpiment due to drug arresests for example.  Also, try ski areas, they also may have some for a good price.  Waterbury Backcountry is in the process of obtaining a snow mobile from Killington Ski Snowmobile tours. 

Brian Farris
(Former Member)
Waterbury Fire
Waterbury Backcountry Rescue

[slpott]

This could be our goal for the "Art in Bloom" Festival. That way people would know exactly what they were donating for and what the goal is. I could start early and sell raffles for it. Let me know. I would love to help.