Story Category: Traffic Accidents »

At 11:52 A.M. on Sunday, May 27, 2012, rescue crews were dispatched for a head-on motor vehicle collision with a vehicle on fire and subjects trapped at the Route 2 Park & Ride in Sunderland. Chief 6 arrived on location as the call was being dispatched and assisted 5-6 bystanders with removing the 3 males from the burning vehicle. 2 of the patients were not breathing and bystander CPR was begun at the Chief’s request on both males. The third male was in and out of consciousness. Chief 6 then walked to the 2nd vehicle and found the female driver in and out of consciousness and asking for her baby. Another bystander and the Chief began frantically rummaging through the back seat and found an 8 year girl also in and out of consciousness. As the more than 40 volunteers from the rescue crews began arriving on scene, they went to work extinguishing the fire and taking care of the patients.

The two males that had CPR performed on them WERE revived by the bystanders performing CPR. All 5 patients were flown to local trauma centers via 3 helicopters (Trooper 2, Trooper 7 and Eagle 1).

Units on scene:

Huntingtown VFD Chief 6, Chief 6B, Chief 6C, Safety Officer 6, Captain Clark, Lt Fitzgerald, Sergeant Montgomery, Engine 61, Engine 62, Squad 6, Tanker 6, Ambulance 68 and Ambulance 69.

Dunkirk VFD: Chief 5A, Chief 5B, Safety Officer 5, Engine 51, Squad 5, Ambulance 58 and Ambulance 59.

North Beach VFD: Chief 1, Chief 1B, Ambulance 19

Prince Frederick Chief 2C

Medic Unit: Medic 101, Medic 103 and Medic 105