Heavy Rescue takes in Early Morning Job

 
By Firefighter Steven Vanness
March 31, 2013
 

On March 31st, 2013 Station 3 was alerted to a Motor Vehicle Accident with injuries on Willows Road, approximately one mile in from Point Lookout Road. Squad 3 (Mahaffey) marked up moments after dispatch with 4 personnel. Squad 3 arrived to find a single vehicle off the road and into a tree with one person trapped. The crew from Squad 3 quickly stabilized the vehicle and began extrication. At that time Engine 32 (Sgt. Sprouse) marked up with three personnel. After approximately ten minutes the patient was extricated. Engine 32 handled the Landing Zone at The Green Door. Crews operated on the scene for just under an hour.

Squad 3-
Driver- D. Burroughs
Officer- W. Mahaffey
1st tool- D. Martin
2nd tool- S. Vanness

Engine 32-
Driver- W. Johnson
Officer- D. Sprouse
Lineman- C. Brown

Picture Courtesy of Firefighter Daniel Martin

Audio of the incident - http://www.scanmd.org/public/audio/audioView.cfm?Audio_ID=444

 
Units: Engine 32, Squad 3
 
Mutual Aid: SDVFDRS, LPVRS, Trooper 7, SMCSO, MSP