Rescue and Chief Busy on Interstate

At 23:27 hours the Stafford E.C.C alerted the Falmouth Volunteers for a reported overturned vehicle with one occupant trapped on Interstate 95 Northbound at the 135 mile marker. Within minutes Quint 12 arrived and found one vehicle on all four wheels with one occupant trapped. The Operations Deputy and Rescue 1 arrived seconds later. The Ops Deputy established the Command and assigned Chief-1 as the Extrication Group Supervisor, while Rescue-1 began stabilizing the vehicle, started removing the doors, and removed the roof to free the patient. Engine 2 arrived and assisted Rescue 1 in removing the roof while Quint 12 deployed a protective handline and worked wtih Medic 11 with patient care. The patient was transported to a local trauma facility.

Units returned to service after midnight and were quickly placed on an a Tractor Trailer Accident on Interstate 95 Northbound at the 134 mile marker. Chief 1 arrived first to find three vehicles involved with a total of seven patients complaining of injury. Chief-1 established the I95 North Command and the Operations Deputy was assigned the Medical Group Supervisor who had Rescue-1, Quint-12, and E-2 all intiating patient care for the patients after the intial triage. Patients were prioritized by severity of injury, packaged accordingly, and loaded for transport to a local medical facility.

Fire and Rescue units cleared the Interstate just after 1 a.m.