Incident # 09-0313
Date: 10-26-09
Location: Wendel Road, Hempfield Township
Adamsburg and Community Volunteer Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle collision with reported entrapment. Upon arrival we found one vehicle that had struck multiple houses and a telephone pole prior to coming to a stop between two houses. One person was still entrapped in the vehicle with power lines down on the vehicle. Once power was confirmed off ACVFD and Hermine fire fighters used the jaws of life to extricate the patient from the vehicle. The patient was then flown by STAT MedEvac to a trauma center in Pittsburgh.
Responding Units from Adamsburg and Community Volunteer Fire Department:
Engine 10, Rescue 10
Additional Units:
Hermine VFD, Strawpump VFD, Hempfield Township Salvage Truck.