11 Involved & One Pinned In Multi-Vehicle Huntingtown Accident
By Deputy Fire Chief Jonathan Riffe
August 11, 2013
1433 hours on Sunday August 11, 2013, a multi-vehicle accident at Route 4 & Plum Point Road sent the Fire Chief (Montgomery), Safety Officer (McKenny), Squad 6 (Lt Montgomery), Engine 62 (Miller) & Ambulance 69 (Morgal, H). First arriving Safety Officer 6 reported a 5 vehicle accident with one person pinned in a vehicle and requested an additional ambulance & medic unit. Squad 6 arrived on location and stabilized the vehicle with the pinned patient prior to forcing the door with the HURST Spreaders. In all, a total of 11 persons were involved in the accident, with only 2 requesting transport. One patient was flown to a nearby trauma center (Landing Zone handled by Engine 62) & an additional patient was transported to Calvert Memorial Hospital. The Huntingtown Volunteers returned to service at 1540 hours.
