PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Four hikers were rescued during three different calls to Phoenix-area mountains over a short period of time on Sunday.

Around 11:30 a.m., technical rescue teams with the Phoenix Fire Department were dispatched to Dreamy Draw Recreational Area for reports of a distressed hiker. Firefighters found the man and walked him to a trailhead before he was transported to a nearby hospital in stable condition.

Other crews simultaneously responded to the Cholla Trail at Camelback Mountain around 11:50 a.m. for another report of hikers in distress. There, two people were helped from the trail and checked by paramedics, but did not go to the hospital.

At 12:05 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to Deem Hills Recreation Area , where they found another hiker who needed help.

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