Incident Archive

Extrication at Rt. 206 & North Main St.

August 27, 2005 - Just after 2:00 pm companies were dispatched on a rescue box to RT. 206 near N Main St., sending Chief 1710 (Pratt), RE1712, E1713, U1728, BLS 1791, and Medic 33.  Chief 1710 arrived to report a two vehicle accident with a dump truck on its side in the middle of the highway and one passenger vehicle with the driver pinned.  RE1712 arrived minutes after the dispatch and went to work extricating the patient within 12 minutes.  E1713 stretched an 1 3/4" hand-line  for safety and assisted with rescue operations.  BLS 1791 transported the patient to the Landing Zone to meet with Medevac 5 to fly the patient to Cooper Trauma Center in Camden.  The company remained on location for several hours securing a fuel leak from the dump truck and cleaning up the highway.  Other units that assisted were U1728 and E1912 (Pemberton) for the LZ, BLS 1783 which transported the dump truck driver, and FP1729 for traffic control.  We would also like to commend Trooper Nieuwenhuizen from the New Jersey State Police for his quick thinking in securing the patient's life-threatening arm injury.  Click here for pictures.

Extrication on Eayrestown

August 12, 2005 – Shortly after midnight units were alerted to Eayrestown Rd. and New Freedom Rd for a motor vehicle accident sending Chief 1710 (Pratt), RE1712, and BLS Unit 1791.  County Communications advised Chief 1710 of multiple calls for a pinned unconscious person upgrading the assignment to a rescue which added E1713, E1722 (Hampton Lakes) and Medic 33.  Chief 1710 arrived to find a single vehicle accident that broke a 60' utility pole in two and left power lines on the ground.  The driver was pinned and declared DOA.  The EMS units and extra engine were recalled.   RE1712 and E1713 remained to standby during the State Police investigation and after the scene was declared safe by Public Service Electric, extricated the victim from the vehicle and assisted the County Medical Examiner.  Units returned to quarters at about 04:00.  A special thanks to Chief Bozoski and AC Haines from Pemberton for their assistance.