| Falmouth Volunteers enjoyed another July 4th holiday together while conducting a public safety standby for the annual Fredericksburg Jaycees Rappahannock River Raft Race with the assistance of Fredericksburg Fire, Fredericksburg Rescue, and Stafford Sherriff's Dept.
Shorty after returning from the standby at 18:15 hours units were dispatched to I95 Northbound at the 136 mile marker for an overturned vehicle with reported persons trapped. Wagon 1 arrived at 1818 hours and established "I95 Command" (Captain Jett). Command found one vehicle that had overturned with one occupant still trapped inside. Wagon 1's crew handled deployment of a protection line and intial patient assessments. Rescue Squad 1 arrived at 18:20 hours and quickly stabilized the vehicle with the Paratech Rescue Struts and gained access to the patient from the driver's side. Quint 12 assisted Rescue Squad 1 with stabilization and patient care. Extrication was completed within 10 minutes. Medic 11-1 obtained 3 patient refusals and Medic 6-1 transported one patient. |
