Photos: Coralville first responders train for helicopter landing scenarios

Flight nurse Jan Rosenberg talks about loading the stretcher onto the helicopter during the Coralville Fire Department helicopter landing zone training in S.T. Morrison Park in Coralville on Saturday. Coralville Fire Department training Captain Spencer Culver said the training is important because they need to know when to call for a medical helicopter. “Particularly on the interstate. Say there’s a 20-car pile-up, traffic is backed up, and you can’t get a ground ambulance in or out in a quick period of time. If we get the area to land and work safely around a helicopter, that’ll help us get them on scene faster and the patient to the hospital,” Culver said. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

Members of the Coralville Fire Department watch the Iowa Health Care helicopter leave S.T. Morrison Park after their landing zone training in Coralville on Saturday. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

Katie Schamberger takes a photo of Everett Schamberger, 10, and Zach Bratcher, 10, sitting inside the Iowa Health Care helicopter during the Coralville Fire Department helicopter landing zone training in S.T. Morrison Park in Coralville on Saturday. The team had come to S.T. Morrison Park to play a game because their diamonds were too wet from the rain. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

One of the pilot’s helmets inside the Iowa Health Care helicopter during the Coralville Fire Department helicopter landing zone training in S.T. Morrison Park in Coralville on Saturday. Coralville Fire Department Training Captain Spencer Culver said Langenhorst is also a volunteer fire captain at the station. “I’m glad we have such an asset on our fire department. With all of our volunteers, they bring a different perspective to the department. We have people who work in construction, people who are electricians, and helicopter nurses. Having him be able to do this, we are really happy he has this opportunity,” Culver said. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

Quad Cities Barnstormer Rebels baseball team members Brayden Puckett, 10; Cameron Puckett, 10; Everett Schamberger, 10; Grayson Gibbs, 10; Anna Gibbs and Holly Gibbs clap after the Iowa Health Care helicopter lands during the Coralville Fire Department helicopter landing zone training in S.T. Morrison Park in Coralville on Saturday. The team had come to S.T. Morrison Park to play a game because their diamonds were too wet from the rain. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

Flight nurse Alex Langenhorst is reflected on the Iowa Health Care helicopter’s nose as he talks to members of the Coralville Fire Department, Coralville Police Department and the Johnson County Ambulance about landing zone safety during the Coralville Fire Department helicopter landing zone training at S.T. Morrison Park in Coralville on Saturday. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

Members of the Coralville Fire Department look inside the Iowa Health Care helicopter during the helicopter landing zone training at S.T. Morrison Park in Coralville on Saturday. During the training, a few members of the Coralville Police Department and the Johnson County Ambulance were present. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

Flight nurse Alex Langenhorst loads the stretcher onto the Iowa Health Care helicopter during the Coralville Fire Department helicopter landing zone training at S.T. Morrison Park in Coralville on Saturday. Coralville Fire Department Training Captain Spencer Culver said Langenhorst is also a volunteer fire captain at the station. “I’m glad we have such an asset on our fire department. With all of our volunteers, they bring a different perspective to the department. We have people who work in construction, people who are electricians, and helicopter nurses. Having him be able to do this, we are really happy he has this opportunity,” Culver said. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

Flight nurse Alex Langenhorst (center) talks to members of the Coralville Fire Department, Coralville Police Department and the Johnson County Ambulance about landing zone safety during the Coralville Fire Department helicopter landing zone training at S.T. Morrison Park in Coralville on Saturday. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

Officer Anthony Detwiler and Coralville Fire Department Lt. Nick Sitzman talk to Quad Cities Barnstormer Rebels baseball team members before the Coralville Fire Department helicopter landing zone training at S.T. Morrison Park in Coralville on Saturday. The team had come to S.T. Morrison Park to play a game because their diamonds were too wet from the rain. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

Coralville Fire Department member Mario Tapia looks inside the Iowa Health Care helicopter during the Coralville Fire Department helicopter landing zone training at S.T. Morrison Park in Coralville on Saturday. Tapia said he started working with the fire department about a year ago because of his brother, who convinced him to join. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

Quad Cities Barnstormer Rebels team members Everett Schamberger, 10, and Grayson Gibbs, 10, talk to assistant manager for AirCare Emergency Transport Zack Burger before the Coralville Fire Department helicopter landing zone training at S.T. Morrison Park in Coralville on Saturday. Burger said they start by discussing the limitations of the helicopter, safety around the helicopter, and then what to look for in a landing zone, such as clearing obstacles or a flat area. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)

Medical equipment inside the Iowa Health Care helicopter during Coralville Fire Department helicopter landing zone training at S.T. Morrison Park in Coralville on Saturday. During the training, a few members of the Coralville Police Department and the Johnson County Ambulance were present. (Elizabeth Wood/The Gazette)