At 17:40 hours Stafford E.C.C. alerted units to a motor vehicle accident head on at 3650 Jefferson Davis Highway in the Potomac Hills Section of the county. Engine 1 cleared the medical local and responded back to quarters for the Rescue. Medic 10 arrived first to find a van versus an SUV with one victim severely pinned. Engine 9 (Lace) was the first suppression unit on-scene and placed a protection line in-service. After that was complete Engine 9 began stabilization and extrication efforts. The Operations Deputy (Weissman) took the "Jeff Davis Command". Rescue Engine 533 (Quantico) was assigned by command to assist with the extrication. After a lengthy response Rescue 1 (Craft) arrived to assist. Once on-scene members of the Rescue completed the roof removal and pushed the dash off the patient. The patient was freed in 8 minutes after arrival and turned over to the awaiting medics. Two other patients from the SUV were transported to the hospital. Unfortunately the patient succumbed to their injuries. Rescue 1 cleared the scene in less than 40 minutes.
