One Extricated on Hallowing Point

 
By Chief Jonathan Riffe
March 28, 2011
 

Monday March 28, 2011 at 1102 hours, Chief 6 (Riffe), Chief 6A (Montgomery), Chief 6B (Thrasher) and Squad 6 (Captain Spriggs) were alerted for the auto accident with entrapment at Route 231 and Tate Road (210 box). As the call was being dispatched, Chief 6 arrived on location and reported two pick-up trucks involved with one person trapped, establishing command. The crew from Squad 2 and Squad 6 went to work deploying several HURST hydraulic tools to remove the trapped driver. One patient was flown to a trauma center. A seond person was ground transported to Calvert Memorial Hospital. Units from the Huntingtown VFD operated for 30 minutes.

 
Units: Chief 6, Chief 6A, Chief 6B, Squad 6