MVA WITH ENTRAPMENT ON ROUTE 140

 
By Lieutenant Michael Stone
August 12, 2006
 

In the early evening on August 12th 2006 at 6:01p.m Rescue 9 was alerted for Rescue Alarm 3-14 at the intersection of Route 140 and Market Street for a reported MVA with rescue.

First person to arrive on location was Lieutenant 8-3 (Union Bridge) who was in the area. He advised units responding to the scene they had a working rescue with one subject trapped and unconscious. A total of three patients were involved in the incident that required additional units to respond to the scene.

Station 3 units were first to arrive Chief 3-1 established Command and requested helicopters to transport two of the injured to Shock Trauma in Baltimore.
Crews from Rescue 9 and Squad 6 assisted with the extrication taking 10 minutes to complete the task.

Additional units from Reese and Pleasant Valley were used to assist with patient care and setup a landing zone for Troopers 3 and 8. All units were cleared by 6:58p.m

 
Units: Medic 37, Medic 38, Engine 32, Chief 3-1 (Westminster)
 
Mutual Aid: Medic 99, Rescue 9, Engine 91 (Reese) Squad 6, Engine 61 (Pleasant Valley) Trooper 3, Trooper 8 (Maryland State Police Aviation)