Trenton’s radio, which he always kept on, had picked up the signal. A couple of young boys hiking high in the mountains had come upon a body. They had used their cell phone to dial 911 and call for help. Trenton didn’t wait to be notified by the emergency 911 call center, which was the usual process. From the information he was able to get over the radio, he knew that his property was close to where the boys said they were. He took off in his truck to save time, instead of going to the fire station in town to get one of the town’s two emergency vehicles. This was a common practice of his. Major medical emergencies were so infrequent that Trenton kept his truck equipped to deal with anything that came along. On his way to the scene, he called the fire station and let the fire chief, Regan Hayman, know that he was on his way and had the situation under control. As a trained medic pilot and EMT, Chief Hayman knew he had nothing to worry about. Trenton told him that once he was on the scene, he’d let him know what the situation was and whether or not he needed additional assistance.
