Box 14-16; Multiple Vehicle Collisions with 2 Fly Outs

 
By Assistant Chief Zach Schneider
April 16, 2010
 

Friday afternoon April 16th was a busy day for Winfield & Sykesville Crews. The first of two motor vehicle accidents was altered at 14:47 hours at the intersection of Route 26 & Klees Mill Road and while Engine 142 and Paramedic 149 were on the scene a second rescue was dispatched at 15:06 hours at the intersection of Route 97 & Route 26.

On the Klees Mill rescue Paramedic 149 transported a patient to Carroll Hospital Center from the first incident while the crew on Engine 142 quickly moved up to the Route 97 accident.

On the Route 97 rescue Utility 14-1 arrived Lt. 14-1 (Jim Heckendorn) established Command 14 and requested a medivac helicopter. Brush 125 provided a landing site on Old Liberty Road and Paramedic 128 & 129 transported 2 patients to the landing site were Trooper 3 flew them to Shock Trauma in Baltimore.

Crews went in service at 16:16 hours.

 
Units: Paramedic 149, Engine 142, Utility 14-1
 
Mutual Aid: Paramedic 128, Paramedic 129, Brush 125 (Sykesville), Trooper 3 (MD State Medivac)