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Heavy Entrapment w/ Pin on Ward Road
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By Jonathan Riffe
November 7, 2016

At 1059 hours, Engine 52, Engine 51, Ambulance 59, the Fire Chief & Assistant Chief were alerted for the auto accident at Ward Road & Welchpoole Court.

The Dunkirk Volunteers arrived to find a single vehicle into a tree with the passenger trapped. Engine 52 went to work stabilizing the vehicle, pulling a charged hoseline & began the extrication.

Both Amkus generators & every hydraulic tool were deployed.

The crew from Rescue 1 arrived on location & assisted with their tools. Both driver & passenger sides were completely removed, the roof & the dash was rolled to free the patient who was heavily trapped. The total extrication took 17 minutes.

Ambulance 59 treated the patient who was flown to a local trauma center. One additional patient was transported by ambulance to a local hospital.

The Dunkirk Volunteers cleared at 1200 hours.


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