| Late Saturday night at approximately 9:47 P.M. units were dispatched to a reported BLS Auto Accident on Interstate 95 in the Northbound lanes at the 150.6 mile marker. Engine 523 and Engine 503 were dispatched along with rescue units.
White en-route, units were receiving updates of a possible entrapment, and serious injuries. Battalion Chief 507 (Baum) requested specialty units (Tower 512) be added to the call and mutual aid from Quantico considering the possibility of an entrapment.
Engine 503 and Engine 523 marked on scene of the auto accident norhtbound just prior to the Joplin Rd exit 150.6 mile marker. Engine 523's officer and Medic 503 confirmed they had one victim trapped. Quantico Rescue Engine 533 and Tower 512 marked on scene shortly after and began extricating the trapped victim.
Medic 503 requested a Helicopter due to serious injuries to the patient sustained in the accident. Engine 523 set up a Landing Zone directly on Interstate 95 Northbound just prior to the Joplin rd overpass. Helicopter Life-EVAC 2 answered the call.
Tower 512 and Rescue Engine 533 extricated the patient rapidly bound by skill and precision. The patient was then loaded onto the helicopter and was airlifted to Fairfax Hospital.
Units cleared a short time after. |
