Training and teamwork matter when every minute counts. calfire_czu responded to a remote rescue at Sam McDonald Park after a hiker fell from a trail and needed medical assistance. The response brought together ground crews, calfire_scu Alma Helitack, stanfordlifeflight and local mutual aid partners. Crews established a landing zone, reached the patient on foot and coordinated a successful air transport. Remote rescues like this require agencies to train, communicate and operate together before an emergency ever happens. California’s mutual aid system helps bring the right resources together when and where they are needed. Assisting agencies included CAL FIRE San Mateo County Fire, lahondafire, Loma Mar Volunteer Fire, AMR, smcparks and the smcsheriff. #MutualAid