Dispatch supervisor: county’s only initial notification came from Life Flight
Aug 27, 2026
Shoshone County dispatch supervisor said the county’s only initial call about the racetrack emergency came from Life Flight (LifeLite) and that standard policy is to send a ground ambulance to prepare a landing zone; ambulance response can be canceled if time of death is declared.
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Johnny Roxburgh, identified during the meeting as a dispatch supervisor, said county dispatch logs show the only initial notification about the racetrack incident came from Life Flight (referred to in the transcript as LifeLite). She said Life Flight generally notifies the county when they self-launch and that the dispatcher normally sends a ground ambulance to prepare a landing zone and stabilize the patient.
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