04/13/2026
Today at 12:24pm Lyle Fire, Dallesport Medic, and Klickitat County Search & Rescue were paged to an injured hiker on the Cherry Orchard Trail at approximately 890 foot elevation, located just east of Lyle. Lyle Fire responded with C-400 x1, B-410 x2, B-412 X1, and 3 POV. Bingen Fire offered help via radio and responded with B-37 X5. Multiple units responded to the trailhead just east of the Lyle Tunnels on Hwy 14 and the rest of the responders responded to the east end of the Lyle School. Lifeflight was checked for availability at the beginning but was not available. Rescuers hiked in just under a couple miles with a stocks basket, a wheel, other rescue equipment, and along with the Paramedic and EMT plus medical equipment from Dallesport Medic. Secondary rescuers came in from the Lyle School side to help. During the incident one of the responders experienced some issues and a second team with White Salmon Medic responded in from the Lyle School side. A second call to Lifeflight was made, at this time one helicopter was available and was dispatched to the Lyle Football Field. All responders exited the trail system out to the Lyle School side. Lifeflight was eventually canceled before arriving. The first patient was transported in a private vehicle and the responder was transported to a local hospital for precautionary evaluation. Also we all were supported from start to finish with our 911 Dispatchers! We are grateful for all the responders that volunteered several hours to this incident on a Sunday. Thank You!
Call # 43 for 2026.
Bingen fire department
Klickitat County EMS District #1
Klickitat County 9-1-1 Dispatch
Klickitat County Search and Rescue
