My rescue squad company was alerted for mutual aid into the neighboring jursidiction for a motor vehicle crash with entrapment on the border between the two jurisdictions. We arrived to find a 2 car crash with one overturned and on its wheels, with two patients trapped in the car … [Read more...]
AMBULANCE INVOLVED IN MVA
On Jan. 3rd approx. 1900 hrs. Medic unit and Engine company were returning to the station after working a minor MVA on a fairly busy shift. The Med unit checked in service while the Eng. company was doing some last min. clean up on the scene. Eng. company left a minute or two … [Read more...]
ALERT DRIVER AVOIDS COLLISION WITH ANOTHER APPARATUS!
E11 responding mutual aid into next county to confirmed veh. into bldg.w/fire. About to turn right onto four lane rd with green light. Absolutely blind view to left as bridge abutment blocks all sound and light! My driver comes to a complete stop w/siren off and listens.... I … [Read more...]
TROOPER SQUAD CAR HIT DURING CLOSE CALL
On a foggy and misty morning, with air temperatures in the low 40's, units had been dispatched for a Personal Injury Collision on the Outer Loop of Interstate 495. This was the 8th crash reported within a 5 mile stretch of road within the previous 90 minutes. The first arriving … [Read more...]
While working an early morning fire involving three parked road trailers, (two being used as storage and one being a tanker with unknown contents) and all three coupled to road tractors, our 2500 gallon 1999 Pierce Dash tanker was involved in a minor "accident". Our company was … [Read more...]
OUT OF CONTROL SEMI TANKER ALMOST HITS FIREFIGHTERS
We responded to an MVA, vehicle off roadway into a tree. I was crew on rescue...squad, captain & engine arrived on scene 1st & rescue was instructed to drive in oncoming lane (two lane country road) & drive up to vehicle involved. vehicle was abandoned & sustained heavy front end … [Read more...]
USE BLOCKERS / WEAR VESTS!
East Fishkill, NY - The East Fishkill Fire District was dispatched to a rollover MVA on the Taconic State Parkway at 1844hrs on the date of 12-8-06. While operating at this scene, a safety zone was set up in the right-hand lane (cruising lane) of a divided, 4-lane highway (2 … [Read more...]