Schools host Prom Promise event
Courtesy of Joshua Sadowy
Fire, police and EMS from five local departments carry out a mock rescue mission at Keystone Oaks High School April 20, as part of the school’s Prom Promise program. The mission illustrated to students the tragedy that can occur from drinking and driving on prom night.
Courtesy of Joshua Sadowy
First responders rush an injured passenger to a helicopter April 20 as part of Keystone Oaks and Seton LaSalle high schools’ mock crash, a part of the Prom Promise program.
Courtesy of Joshua Sadowy
First responders rescue passengers from a wrecked vehicle during a mock crash at Keystone Oaks High School April 20. The mission was part of the Prom Promise program, held jointly by Keysone Oaks and Seton LaSalle.
After a three-year hiatus, Keystone Oaks and Seton LaSalle high schools co-hosted their annual Prom Promise program at Keystone Oaks.
The program, held April 20, teaches students how to keep themselves and the public safe on prom night. After a lecture, a vehicle crash and rescue mission was staged by Mount Lebanon and Castle Shannon’s fire and police departments and emergency medical services; Medical Rescue Team South Authority; and Dormont and Green Tree fire and EMS.
The rescue included rushing an injured passenger to a medical helicopter provided by Life Flight Air Medical. Steel City Towing provided the wrecked vehicles, and Laughlin Funeral provided a hearse.
“This is a great opportunity for students to see how some decisions they make can alter their lives,” Mount Lebanon fire Chief Joshua Sadowy said in an email. “I hope that it prevents them at any point in the future to avoid becoming this situation in real life.”