T-bone crash in the first-due

 
By Assistant Chief Jonathan Riffe
January 4, 2005
 

On Tuesday January 4, 2005 at 1938 hours, Company 6 (Huntingtown) and Company 15 (Navy Base) were alerted for the auto accident at Route 2 and Darlrymple Road. Chief 6 (Osbourn), Chief 6A (Riffe), Chief 6B (Hayes), Chief 6C (Spriggs), Squad 6, Ambulance 68 (EMT B. Mclelland), Ambulance 69 (EMT B. J. Dorsey), and Engine 62 (Lt. Cox, D) quickly marked up. Chief 6 arrived first, assumed command and found two vehicles involved with 4 patients. Ambulance 68's crew assesed, packaged and transported one patient with non life threating injuires to Calvert Memorial Hospital. Squad 6's assisted the ambulances and removed hazards from the road way. Command held Squad 6 and the two ambulances before terminating command at 2001 hours. Chief 6C assisted with traffic control.

Many thanks to F/F K. Dunn for his contributions to the story and the photographs.