Early Morning Accident with Entrapment

At 0811 hours on May 31st, Richmond Fire units were dispatched to the intersection of Maury Street and East 17th Street for a two car accident. Rescue 3 arrived on scene to find a truck on its side and a car that had damage on the driver’s side of the vehicle. Rescue 3 reported that they had one person trapped and quickly stabilized the vehicle and began extricating the person. Quint 17 stretched a handline as Quint 6 assessed the patient. The person was extricated in about 10 minutes and was checked by Richmond Ambulance Authority. Units remained on scene until 1000 hours.

Accident with 1 Trapped on Southside

At 1628 hours on April 21, Richmond Fire units Q-21, Q-20, E-6, Rescue 3, Safety 2 and BC-1 were dispatched to the intersection of Jefferson Davis Highway and Maury Street for a motor vehicle accident with one person trapped. Rescue 3 arrived on scene with a two car accident and confirmed a van on its side and one person trapped inside. As E-6 established patient care for the trapped victim, Q-21 stood by with a 1¾ handline and Q-20 took care of the hazards for both vehicles. R-3 removed the roof of the van to free the patient. Once free, he was then transported by a Richmond Ambulance Authority unit to an area hospital. The extrication took 19 minutes to complete. Units remained on scene until 1830 hours.

Accident with 2 People Trapped

On Sunday April18 at 1657 hours E-6, Q-5, R-3, Q-12, Safety 2 and B-1 were dispatched to the intersection of 5th and Byrd Street for a motor vehicle accident with persons trapped. Q-6 arrived on scene within minutes and reported a two car accident with two people trapped inside. Members of E-6 established patient care as Q-5 worked to stabilize the vehicle and deployed a 1 ¾ handline. Rescue 3 extricated two patients from one vehicle as Q-12 handle patients in the second vehicle. Units remained on scene until 1830 hours.

Richmond Fire handles accident with One Person Trapped

On April 15 at 1508 hours, Richmond Fire was dispatched to the intersection of Adams and Marshall Street for a 3 car accident with one person reportedly trapped. Q-5 arrived on scene with a 3 car accident and one person trapped in a vehicle on its roof. Members of Q-5 quickly stabilized the car as Rescue 1 began extrication with 2 sets of cutters. The extrication took about 10 minutes to complete. Richmond Ambulance Authority transported 3 to the hospital.

Richmond Handles MVA with Entrapment

On March 30, 2010, Richmond Fire units were dispatched to the intersection of Westwood and Moss Side for a motor vehicle accident with entrapment. E-14 arrived on scene with a two car accident confirming one person trapped. E-14 personnel worked to stabilize the vehicles as Rescue 2 began to extricate the patient. Q-6 established patient care while Q-16 personnel placed one hand line in service. The patient was extricated within 15 minutes and was transported by Richmond Ambulance Authority to an area hospital.

Vehicle Crashes into McDonald's in Richmond

At 12:54 on March 30th, 2010 Richmond fire units were dispatched to the McDonald’s at Forest Hill and Huguenot Road for a vehicle into the building with one person trapped. Qunit 24 arrived on scene and immediately entered the structure to discovered one elderly female trapped. Q-24 personnel broke the table and removed the debris around the female patient that was trapped and assisted Richmond Ambulance Authority with packaging her for transport. Richmond police are investigating the accident. The building official was on location and a contractor was called in by the owner.

Hull Street MVA with Entrapment

On February 23rd at 0759 hours, Q-17, Q-22, Rescue 3, Safety 2, Q-6 and BC-3 were dispatched to the intersection of Hull Street and Southside Plaza for a motor vehicle accident with one person trapped.  Q-17 arrived on scene and confirmed a SUV vs a light pole with entrapment.  Rescue 3 stabilized the vehicle as other companies performed the extrication.  The patient was removed from the vehicle in less than 30 minutes and transported to an area trauma center. Units remained on scene for a few hours to assist the police with crime scene investigation.