Vails Gate (Orange) - MVA w/Pin & Medevac - 01/22/15

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Date: 01/22/15

Time: 1730hrs

Location: Little Britain Rd (Rt. 207) & Executive Dr.

District: Vails Gate/Town of New Windsor

Units: VGFD Cars 1 & 2, E479, R480, T484, E481 (LZ), NWEMS (numerous), NWPD (numerous), LifeNet, Blooming Grove EMS, OC EMS Coordinator.

Description: Multi-car MVA w/(1) person entrapped

1730hrs-Base-5 (NWPD) alerting Vails Gate for the reported MVA with possible entrapment, Little Britain Rd and Executive Dr.

- Base-5 advising units to use caution as there is a 2nd MVA just east of this one, EMS and PD handling.

VGFD Car-2 arrived and advised that there was (1) person entrapped and a dash-roll would be needed.

E479 (Sta-2) arrived first and put their hydraulic tools in service.

R480 arrived shortly thereafter and further secured the vehicle and placed their cutters, spreaders and rams in service.

E481 was directed to respond to the former DPW lot on Route 300 and set-up the LZ.

R480's winch was used to pull one vehicle away from the other to allow for better access for extrication.

Members used several tools to remove the driver and passenger doors, as well as a full roof removal. Members then performed a dash-roll to free the patients lower extremities.

Patient was removed to the care of EMS and transported to the LZ. Patient was then airlifted to Westchester Medical Center via LifeNet.

Link to Times Herald Record;

http://m.recordonline.com/article/20150123/NEWS/150129690/-1/WAP100&template=wapart

Edited January 24, 2015 by BFD1054