| At 1748hrs the Rescue Squad was alerted to assist Delco 59 (Concordville) on a motor vehicle accident at Rt. 1 and Rt. 202. The units were recalled shortly after dispatch.
At 1754hrs Deputy 25 (Bisson) advised the Fireboard of an accident at Rt. 1 and Onix Dr. After a quick size up Deputy 25 requested two additional BLS units and a medic. The Deputy established the Onix Dr Command and upgraded the assignment for a passenger trapped in one of the three involved vehicles.
The Company was alerted with Kennett Fire Co. EMS which was covering our EMS units as they were on another incident.
The Rescue Squad (Cressman) still had a crew of 5 in quarters and was on the street in seconds. The Squad crew arrived, stabilized the vehicle which was resting on the concrete divider and began the extrication. The vehicle was struck in the passenger side then spun into a traffic signal pole causing extensive damage. The Engine (Mellinger) crew of 4 arrived and pulled past the scene and pulled a protection line. The crews from the Rescue and Engine worked for 14 minutes to remove 4 doors, the roof and the passenger side "B" post.
Ambulance 24-2 (Kennett) and Medic 94-2 (SCCEMS) transported the patient to Christiana Hospital Trauma Center. Ambulance 24-1 transported the other patient to a local hospital. Ambulance 23-2 was not utilized and returned after assisting with Kennett EMS with patient care.
Units returned to quarters at 1851hrs |
