Purchase - MVA W/ Pin - 4/29/09

[JBJ1202 27]

Date: 4/29/09

Time: 21:05

Location: Westchester Avenue/Webb Avenue

Frequency: Fire 19, FG 2

Units Operating: 2411, 2412, Engine 238, Engine 240, Rescue 30, Utility 10, HEMS, HPD

Weather Conditions: Partly Cloudy 60 degrees

Description Of Incident: Purchase Fire Department was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident with extrication at the intersection of Westchester Avenue and Webb Avenue. Responding units were advised by 60 Control that HPD was on scene confirming one still trapped in the vehicle. Members observed a Chevy Cobalt resting on its driver side in the left lane of Westchester Avenue. The vehicle was stabilized with the Res-Q-Jack system and a partial roof removal was executed to remove the patient. Two patients were transported to Westchester Medical Center ALS by Harrison EMS.

Writer: JBJ1202 (O/S)

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