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Dec. 14, 2001, 9:43PM

Paramedic gets funds to replace ambulance

Associated Press

NEW YORK -- It was the first radio call to an emergency dispatcher

on Sept. 11: " We have just witnessed an aircraft hit the World Trade Center. "

The words of emergency medical technician Loutsky triggered an

unprecedented disaster response that continues to this day.

On Friday, Loutsky, who lost his ambulance and nearly lost his life,

received a $100,000 donation to help replace the demolished vehicle.

" This is wonderful, " Loutsky, 43, said as he accepted the donation

from Benny Levenson of the German Cardiac Society.

Loutsky recalled his experiences on Sept. 11, noting that he and

partner Ramos were nearby when they saw a jet crash into the north tower of

the trade center.

They were the first emergency crew to report the incident, and

theirs was the first Fire Department ambulance at the scene. Loutsky said they

set up a triage station on the eastern edge of the trade center.

" We basically had to choose among many victims where they would go

and who would go, depending on the severity of their injuries, " he said.

Then, with the collapse of the first tower, his ambulance, No. 219,

" was set ablaze. I don't know what happened to it after the second collapse. I

know that it no longer is. "

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