| At exactly 10:00 Monday
January 29th, 2007 Susquehanna County Communications alerted United Fire
Company and Montrose EMS for a report of a single car crash 4 miles west
of Montrose on SR 706 Jessup Twp. Communications advised to have received
reports of entrapment. United Rescue 1 responded at 10:02 with a crew of
3 followed about a minuet later by the engine with 2 personnel. United
11 was first to arrive and established command with county and gave the
report of a single vehicle roll over with 1 ejected.
Photo By Renee Coy
Ems advised command that they
needed to get to a hospital requested that the landing zone be moved to
the high school. The patient was transported by ground to Endless
Mountain Health systems in Montrose to receive additional care while
they awaited the helicopter. United engine was relocated to the new
landing zone. The rescue crew remained at the scene of the crash to
control traffic while PSP did the investigation and the tow service recovered
the vehicle. All United units were were back in service by
11:24. |
Photo By Renee Coy
Ems arrived right behind United
11 and began care on the patient. EMS quickly advised command that they
wanted the helicopter to fly due to the seriousness of the injuries.
Command advised communications of the request and advised the engine to
stop about a mile before the scene to set up for a landing zone. The
rescue was assigned to split crew one member was sent to assist EMS
while the rest of the crews did a search of the area to check for any additional
patients. The search proved negative and the crew then focused on controlling
the hazards associated with the vehicle. |
