Pin job in Huntingtown

 
By Assistant Chief Jonathan Riffe
December 10, 2004
 

On Friday December 10, 2004 at 0744 hours, Company 6 and Ambulance 5 (Dunkirk) was alerted for the auto accident at Route 4 and Ponds Wood Road. Ambulance 68 (EMT Nicholson) arrived first on the scene and found a two-vehicle "t-bone" collision. Three patients were involved and one patient was trapped in the driver's compartment.

The crew from Squad 6 (Chief Osbourn) arrived on the scene and began extrication of the patient by utilizing the 32" Spreaders and the "O" Cutters. The patient was removed in a couple of minutes and loaded into Ambulance 68 for transport to Calvert Memorial. Ambulance 5 obtained two signed refusals. At 0809 hours, Chief 6 terminated command.

 
Units: Squad 6, Ambulance 68
 
Mutual Aid: Ambulance 5