VFDL17

Fire was caused by a shorted out hand dryer in the bathroom. Very little fire but a whole lot of smoke which caused the 10-75 transmission.

The fire was started from a lit cigarette resting on a window sill that fell between the wall. Minor damage to the house.

Reason for exrtication was that a Saturn was T-boned on the passenger side where a large woman was sitting in the front seat and it was impossible to move the women unless we cut both doors off.

I posted the response info on the incident report but it disappeared from the forum. Valhalla's R-9 was called out to remove the meat grinder from the kids hand at the Medical Center. The child was transported via ambulance from CT. The kids hand was a total loss. Not a pretty sight

Date: 8/16/04

Times: Around 21:30 to 22:45

Location: Valhalla/ Westchester Medical Center (E.R.)

Frequency: 46.26

Units Operating: 2481, 2482, Rescue 9

Description Of Incident: Three year old boy got his hand stuck in a meat grinder at fathers chineese restaurant, taken to hospital where doctors were unable to remove hand. Rescue 9 was special called to remove meat grinder. The child most likely lost his hand in the incident.

Writer: VFDL17

Date: 8/10/04

Times: 0654 - 1015

Location: Valhalla Sprain Brook Pkwy SB South of Hospital Rd.

Frequency: 46.26 Units Operating: 2481, 2482, R9, E84, 63B-2, Hawthorne Utility

Description Of Incident: Fatal Mva with roll over and extrication

Writer: VFDL17

For the third time in as many months a fatal accident occured on the same part of the Sprain Brook Pkwy. This accident also occured the same way the two others did. A driver going north bound lost control of her car after clipping another car and shot across the median into south bound traffic. This women was killed when her Honda was struck and flipped over. The Kia that hit her was then hit again by an Acura and compacted so much causing the passenger seat to meet the driver seat forcing the driver half way out her window. Valhalla and Hawthorne were dispatched at 06:54. R-9, E-84, Hawthorne's utility and ambulance along with Valhalla VAC responded. 87A-1 was also on scene. R-9 crew extricated the woman out of her Kia as E-84 laid down foam as the Honda's gas tank ruptured and spilled it's contents. The female in the Kia was taken to WCMC with critical injuries and the female in the Acura was also taken there with serious injuries because her head went through the windshield. Valhalla remained on scene until the fatal victim and the car was removed due to the amount of gasoline in the car.

The car that the fatality occured in was a Mercury Sable. This car crossed the median from North to the Southbound side, passenger side facing oncoming traffic. He was then hit by a 2005 Mercedes spun 360 into a Cavalier and then spun again off the road, the two other cars ended up 200 ft down the road. The Mercury was hit so hard it drove the passenger side into the drivers side. Fairview wasn't dispatched to the scene but this was in Elmsfords district. Additional units to Valhalla FD, was Elmsford 2113, Valhalla VAC, Hawthorne FD and VAC, 87A-1, and 87B-1 from Grasslands and Greenburgh and Mt. Pleasant Medics. This accident occured in the same spot as the fatality a month ago with both fatality crossing the median from north to south. Hopefully I will have pictures up soon.