Mohegan Lake- 3 Car MVA w/ MCI 9/29/05

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Date: 9/29/05

Time: approx. 1830 hrs

Location: Rt 6/Old Farm La, In Area of Mohegan FD Headquarters, Mohegan Lake

Frequency: 46.26, 462.200

Units Operating: E253,E258,2262,2263,2264,2266,69B1,69B2,69B3,U-40,34Medics 1 and 2, Yorktown VAC 8603, Putnam Valley VAC 34-7-2, Peekskill VAC on standby, YPD.

Description Of Incident: 3 Car MVA w/ a total of 10 patients. Upon arrival of Mohegan units, 2 cars and a full passenger van all rear-ended eachother. An MCI triage was set up under the command of Chief 2262 and Mohegan VAC Lt. 6912. All Mohegan VAC's rigs responded as did Yorktown and Putnam Valley VAC's who responded with 1 rig each. A total of 10 patients were transported by all 5 busses to Hudson Valley Hospital. Peekskill VAC stoodby to cover any additional calls or possible patients. All units cleared by 2000 hrs.

*On a side note...this was Mohegan's 4th MVA of the day. The first was a rollover on the BMP around 0800 hrs, the 2nd was on Rt 202 at BMP Ext. in Yorktown and 3rd was a tractor trailer vs. car on Furnace Dock Rd at 14:30 hrs

Writer: CG206