Castle Park
Incident Name: Castle Park
Date Reported: 05/25/2019
Time Reported: 1636 Hours
Incident Location: 3500 Polk Street, Riverside, CA 92504
Ward #:
Type of Incident: Technical Rescue / Medical Aid
Incident Number: RIV #19-015281
Control Time: 05/25/2019 at 1800 Hours
Fatalities: 0
Critical: 1
Moderate: 1
Minor: 1
Non Injury: 0
Displaced Persons:
Loss: 0
Save: 0
Cause:
Evacuations:
Evacuation Comments:
Resources Assigned
Chief Officer(s): 1
Engine Companies: 4
Truck Companies: 1
Squad(s): 1
Ambulance(s): 5
Firefighter(s): 17
Safety Officer(s):
Public Information Officer(s): 1
Fire Investigator(s):
Overhead Personnel: 1
Mutual Aid:
Specialized Equipment:
EOC:
Utilities:
Red Cross:
Percent (%) Contained or Completed:
Total (%) of Perimeter that will be Contained:
Incident Size Acreage:
Current Situation
Ward 6 Perry / 3500 Polk Street / Castle Park / Log Ride Accident / RIV #19-015281 On Saturday May 25th, 2019 at 4:36 p.m., The City of Riverside Fire Department responded a technical rescue response to 3500 Polk Street at the Castle Park for reports of a log ride flipped over with approximately three patients with one female patient ejected from the ride. Firefighters arrived to discover Castle Park EMT¿s removing the patient¿s from the ride with no riders trapped. There was a total of three patients, one adult female, one adult male and one male child. The adult female was in critical condition, adult male in moderate conditions and the male child in minor condition. The patients were transported to a local area trauma center. The log ride per Castle Park experienced a mechanical failure of the water pump. The ride is closed and DOSH (Division of Occupational Safety and Health) was contacted by Castle Park for the inspection and investigation of the ride. There were no firefighter injuries and no bystander injuries. AMR transported the patient¿s with a total of three ambulances. For additional media contact information, contact Public Information Officer Captain Brian Guzzetta (951) 312-5568.
Assisting Aid Agencies
Incident Commander: Bruce Vanderhorst
Prepared By: Bruce Vanderhorst
Date / Time Posted: 05/25/2019 2000 Hours
Information Center: 951-312-5568
