Bronxville- Trench Rescue 02-12-09

[Truck4 48]

Date: 02-12-09

Time: 1505hrs

Location: 8 Eastway X Southway/New Rochelle Rd.

Units Operating: Eastchester E-27, 29, 30; L-16, 17; Car 2101, 2102; Greenville E-151, SSU-15; New Rochelle R-4, Collapse Unit R-54, TL-11; Car 2302, 2305; Yonkers Sq-11, L-70, R-1, Collapse Unit, Safety, B-2, Car 2; WC B-18, Car 2; Con Ed (2) Vacuum Trucks (with a front end loader); EVAC 57M1, 57B2; Bronxville, Eastchester PD

Description Of Incident: Trench collapse with worker pinned

Writer: Truck4 (O/S), firediver

1510hrs- Car 2102 req, Trench Rescue Assignment from Greenville and New Rochelle to scene. S/C TL-16.

1514hrs- Car 2102 rpts worker approx. 10 feet below grade in a trench that has collapsed. Victim is concious and alert ATT.

1518hrs- Relocate E-31 to Station #1.

1523hrs- M/A Yonkers for a Collapse Assignment.

1530hrs- M/A Scarsdale L-29 to cover Eastchester Sta. 1

1540hrs- EVAC req. Stat Flight on stand-by. Stat Flight down due to weather.

1600hrs- Con Ed responding with (2) vacuum trucks. Co's forcing entry through a gate on the New Rochelle Rd. side for vacuum truck access.

1738hrs- CMD rpts victim has been removed and is being packaged.