Monday October 12, 2009 at 2042 hours, Chief 6B (Thrasher), Squad 6 (Capt Collins), Ambulance 68 (Suchter), and Dunkirk Ambulance 58 were alerted for the auto accident at the Route 2/4 Split. Units arrived to find a two-vehicle accident with one person trapped. The crew from Squad 6 went to work stabilizing the vehicle prior to removing the driver and passenger side door of the convertible, as well as flapping the windshield forward. Total extrication took less than 5 minutes. The drivers of both vehicles required ALS care (Medic Unit was dispatched) and were transported to Calvert Memorial Hospital by Ambulance 68 and Ambulance 58. Units returned to service in 30 minutes.
Command: Chief 6B; Operations: Chief 5B (Miles)
Pictures labeled courtesy of member Dennis Hook: www.DennisHook.smugmug.com
