Extrication on Whitney Ave

Written by Car 11 | 19 November 2011

t approx 3 AM on the early morning of Saturday Nov. 19th , Trumbull Center responded to a reported for an MVA extrication at the intersection of Whitney Ave and Porters Hill Rd.

First Arriving unit was Trumbull Car 2 who advised that units of VW which struck a tree and the occupant was trapped in the vehicle. The order was to extricate through the door so allow access so EMS could stabilize the single victim and transport.

E102 arrived, secured the vehicle and executed the extrication. This was followed by Car’s 1, 2 and Rescue 100. Long Hill crews were also on scene. The car had a single occupant and narrowly missed a phone pole, street signs as well as a fire hydrant before striking a tree head on.

Extrication on Route 15

Written by Car 11 | 08 October 2011

At approximately 01:00 on Saturday, October 8th, Trumbull Center and Nichols were dispatched to Route 15 NB, North of Exit 52 for an extrication. State PD was on scene reporting one person trapped. Trumbull Center E-103, S-109, and TC-1, along with Nichols Rescue 300 responded. On arrival, there was victim trapped. Crews went to work removing the roof of the vehicle and opening up a door to assist EMS with patient removal. Crews cleared within an hour.