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Bleeding, Broken, or Busted? Your No-BS Guide to First Aid at CMT.
Friday, September 05, 2025
Bleeding, Broken, or Busted? Your No-BS Guide to First Aid at CMT.
How to Handle Emergencies and First Aid at Catskill Mountain Thunder Motorcycle Festival (No-BS Guide)
Introduction
Emergencies at Catskill Mountain Thunder? EMTs are on-site 24/7 at the trailer on Jennings & Mullins, patrolling on foot and in golf carts. Phone numbers at every entrance and in key spots connect you fast. For anything serious, dial 911 with “348 Sunside Road, Blackthorne Resort” plus your location ~ preferably your exact location onsite. No fluff, just facts.
What You’ll Learn From This Blog
Where to find first aid support, day or night
Step-by-step tips to summon help in seconds
Why prompt care can mean the difference between “fine” and “screwed”
A real incident breakdown to see it in action
Pro tips to stay safe and ride hard
What first aid support is on-site?
First Aid at Catskill Mountain Thunder runs nonstop, so you’re covered from sunup to sundown (and beyond).
24/7 coverage: EMTs on duty all week long
Main hub: First Aid trailer at Jennings Rd & Mullins Rd, near Tara Hall
Crew quarters: Staff campers parked right behind the trailer
How can you find help fast?
When every second counts, know your fastest route to an EMT.
Refer to knucklehead comment - Don't be a knucklehead, call 911 for emergencies.
Look for EMTs on foot or in golf carts—they roam the grounds.
If the trailer’s empty, grab a phone: numbers are posted on the trailer door, at the office, bar, tiki bar, and every entrance gate.
For life-threatening emergencies, skip the circuits—dial 911 immediately.
Include “348 Sunside Road, Blackthorne Resort” and your exact spot to speed response.
All First Aid staff monitor radios, so someone’s always listening.
Why does this even matter?
Are you for real? Falls, crashes, dehydration—this isn’t a yoga retreat, it’s a biker’s playground. Ever seen someone take a spill at 60 mph? Not fun.
Minor cuts can turn nasty—clean them fast.
Heatstroke or dehydration can knock you off your bike for good.
Quick response reduces downtime and hospital trips.
Real scenario: When every second counts
Picture this: your buddy misjudges a gravel turn and goes down hard.
What Do You Do?
You flag down a roaming EMT in a golf cart.
EMT applies a splint, calls in backup via radio.
You grab your phone, dial 911, give “348 Sunside Road” and a landmark.
An ambulance pulls in under five minutes—wheels up, and your buddy’s en route to the ER.
Conclusion and Call-to-Action
You’ve got the playbook: 24/7 EMTs, a clearly marked trailer, patrolling crews, and phone numbers everywhere. Catskill Mountain Thunder Motorcycle Festival has your back—so ride safe, ride smart, and don’t hesitate if you need help. Contact Us today for any questions or concerns.
Big Thanks to All our EMTs and everyone that helps out! It takes a village.
This blog was to help folks learn how to handle emergencies and first aid at the Catskill Mountain Thunder motorcycle festival. Find on-site EMTs, call tips, and safety pro tips. IYKYK, so thank an EMT
Guest Blogger Bio ....
Details and Gratitude to Cindy & Jeff Loucks.
Complaints for sarcastic comments go to Donna O'Leary.
At Catskill Mountain Thunder, the party’s wild, but safety’s not optional. EMTs are on-site 24/7 all week—posted at the First Aid trailer by Tara Hall, roaming on foot and golf carts, and ready when you need them. Phone numbers are plastered everywhere (office, bar, tiki bar, gates), and for anything major, just call 911 at 348 Sunside Road, Blackthorne Resort. This isn’t a spa retreat—it’s a biker rally. Cuts, crashes, dehydration, and dumb decisions happen. Here’s the no-BS guide to finding First Aid fast, so you can get patched up and get back to the bands, bikes, and beer. 👉 Ride hard, party harder, but don’t be stupid—help’s here if you need it.
Mike embraced CMT & Blackthorne resort early. This old school walk down memory lane brings us back ! way back!
Motorcycle accident, a passion for photography & a landing at Catskill Mountain Thunder Motorcycle Festival.
Guest Bloggers
The Regular Suspects: Entertainers, Bikers, Builders, Attendees, & Other Troublemakers !
Tellin' It Like it Is
Catskill Mountain Thunder Motorcycle Festival is open to the public, held annually in mid-September at the Blackthorne Resort nestled in the Catskill Mountains of New York.
Not only does the festival boast some of the best riding around, but we so fortunate to call so many of you our friends and family - perhaps best coined friends that are like family!
We look forward to seeing you each year and can't wait to see the stories y'all come up with as Guest Bloggers.
Each blog is written by someone that has touched our event or been touched by our event .. OK, that is a lot of touching, get you heads out of the gutter.
There are attendees, vendors, bike builders, bike show participants, stunt riders, entertainers, daredevils of all kinds, bands both national headliners and regional talented AF bands, bike games participants, photographers, staff, volunteers and of course the crazy folks which covers all of the above.
You have the best stories and you are the ones that truly experience Catskill Mountain Thunder Motorcycle Festival, so who better to tell everyone the stories? Just try to keep it PG or PG adjacent anyway 😜
We have been thrilled by the response from folks and there are so, SO many stories to be told. We look forward to hearing all of them & hope all of you get a kick out of the stories as well.
Catskill Mountain Thunder Motorcycle Festival is held Mid-September every year. For practice, two runs are held in April and June. The September festival is an event like no other, held on the grounds of Blackthorne resort. You can ride through the Catskills, or settle in and enjoy the resort grounds. The field is filled with bikes, bike games, a bike build-off, bike artists & builders, stunt shows (MX, Wall of Death) , bike games, a bike show, loads of vendors, bars & bands! You can make your own fun or we can instigate a little.
Join us for all the fun and be sure to read the stories here by our very own guest bloggers, some folks ya know and some you may get to know.
2026: September 15th-20th See Ya There!
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East Durham, NY 12423
518-634-2541
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Handel Family's Favorite Rides