Fire District 63

September 15, 2009- MVA with Entrapment On Schuylkill Mountain Road/ Landing Zone

September 15, 2009- At 13:04 stations 1 & 4 were dispatched to the area of  811 Schuylkill Mountain Road, North Manheim Twp, for a motor vehicle accident with injuries.  As Chief 722 (Sattizahn) arrived on scene, he advised County Comm Center and all incoming units of a single car accident with the vehicle into a tree and now confirming entrapment.  As Engine 737 and Rescue 727 arrived on scene, they went to work with vehicle stabilization and prepared to cut the roof and doors off a Jeep Wrangler.  This task was a little tricky do to there being trees and bushes surrounding the car.In the meantime, Chief Sattizahn had asked to have station 2 dispatched for a landing zone right next to the crash site as well as having District 34 station 1 (Friedensburg) dispatched to the scene for additional manpower.  Crews had the patient extricated from the vehicle in just over a half hour and immediately transported the patiend to the awaiting Medevac 7.  All 4 companies remained on scene for 1.5 hours.  *MLK PHOTOS*Sch. Mtn. Road Accident 9-15-09 001Sch. Mtn. Road Accident 9-15-09 004Sch. Mtn. Road Accident 9-15-09 005Sch. Mtn. Road Accident 9-15-09 007Sch. Mtn. Road Accident 9-15-09 008Sch. Mtn. Road Accident 9-15-09 010Sch. Mtn. Road Accident 9-15-09 011Sch. Mtn. Road Accident 9-15-09 012Sch. Mtn. Road Accident 9-15-09 014Sch. Mtn. Road Accident 9-15-09 018

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