Firefighters transport ailing hiker from Diamond Head trail

Honolulu Fire Department personnel were summoned to Diamond Head Crater today to assist a hiker who fell ill on the Leahi Trail.

HFD received a 911 call at 11:06 a.m. about a woman in her 60s who experienced a medical emergency on the trail and was unable to continue. Six HFD units staffed with 18 personnel were dispatched, with the first unit arriving at 11:15 a.m. to establish a command to coordinate rescue operations, according to an HFD news release.

Firefighters who arrived with a second unit ascended the trail on foot and located the hiker at 11:24 a.m. After conducting a medical assessment and providing care, firefighters utilized “a single-wheel extrication device” to take her to the trailhead, where her medical care was transferred to an Emergency Medical Services ambulance team at 12:03 p.m., the release said.