Vails Gate (Orange) - MVA w/Pin - 12-18-11

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Date: 12-18-11

Time: 1848hrs

Location: IFO 300 Windsor Hwy (Rt. 32)

Frequency: Base-5/OC911

Units Operating: VGFD Car-3 (IC), R480, E481, E479, New Windsor EMS, TransCare EMS (happend upon incident), New Windsor PD, Medevac (cancelled due to ETA)

Weather Conditions: Dark/Cold

Description Of Incident: 1-Car MVA w/Pin

Reporters:

Writer: BFD1054

1848hrs-Vails Gate dispatched to the above location for a wash-down from an MVA.

1850hrs-Vails Gate re-sounded; PD on scene now advising of entrapment.

Units arrived to find a late model sedan that had left the roadway and went into a ditch. The rear-end of the car was off the ground, with the front-end against the rock culvert.

Members of R480 focused on stabilizing the vehicle using rescue struts, while other members secured the battery and staged the extrication equipment.

A Medevac was requested by the Chief of New Windsor EMS. However, it was cancelled due to an extended ETA.

Once the vehicle was stabilized, members used the hydraulic tools to remove the front and rear driver side doors, as well as the "B" post. The driver was then removed to a backboard, placed on a stretcher and prepped for transport.

All units went back in service shortly thereafter.

Edited December 19, 2011 by BFD1054