One Flown from Serious Huntingtown Accident

 
By Deputy Fire Chief Jonathan Riffe
February 1, 2013
 

Friday February 1, 2013 at 1146 hours, the Huntingtown Volunteers along with Prince Frederick VFD Squad 2, Prince Frederick VRS Ambulance 48, Medic 101 & Medic 103 were alerted for the "serious auto accident with a person trapped and the vehicle on fire" at Route 4 & Robshire Manor Road in Huntingtown, MD. Deputy Fire Chief Riffe (North-Side Duty Chief), Captain 6 (Clark), Rescue Engine 62 (Lt Montgomery), Rescue Squad 6 (Jeffery, B) & Ambulance 69 (Tschupp) arrived on location and found a single-vehicle (not on fire) that had struck a guardrail head-on. The patient who had been removed via bystanders was semi-conscious lying in the roadway. The crew from Squad 6 assisted EMS crews with packaging the patient as well as securing the vehicle. Engine 62 established a Landing Zone on the scene. The patient was flown to a Local Trauma center via Trooper 7. Remaining units from the Huntingtown VFD returned to service at 1230 hours.

Labeled pictures courtesy of member, Dennis Hook: www.DennisHook.smugmug.com

 
Units: Chief 6B, Captain 6, Rescue Engine 62, Rescue Squad 6, Ambulance 69
 
Mutual Aid: Squad 2, Ambulance 48, Medic 101, Medic 103, Trooper 7