Around 0400 hours on the morning of Friday, December 12, 2008 the Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad was alerted to a personal injury collision involving a semi with possible entrapment at Colesville Rd. and Dale Dr. Rescue Squad 742 responded to the call with additional units from Silver Spring Station 1. Company 1 units arrived on scene first and confirmed one trapped up an embankment after getting T-boned by a tractor-trailer. Company 1 units stabilized the vehicle, cut power and were pulling their hydraulic rescue tools as the Squad arrived on scene. After positioning to provide access to the squad’s tool complement, the Wheaton crew pulled their tools and lights. To assist the truck company’s extrication effort, the squad crew removed both doors and the b-post on the driver’s side of the vehicle. Extreme caution was exercised while disentangling the patient as there was 12-14 inches of intrusion into the driver’s compartment. The patient was then safely extricated from the vehicle and care was transferred to the waiting EMS crews on scene. Within 20 minutes of arriving on scene the squad crew was packed up and back in service.

RS742 crew: Lt. Jon Hollen, MFP Brett Russell, FFIII Andrew Young

Around 0500 hours on the morning of Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Rescue Squad 742 was clearing an accident at Georgia Ave. and Connecticut Ave. when they were alerted to another collision with possible entrapment at Georgia Ave. and 16th St. Rescue Squad 742 responded to the call as M742 and Company 19 were alerted to the collision. Engine 719 arrived on scene and reported a car on its roof with one trapped. RS742 arrived on scene. The crew pulled lights, used Paratech struts to stabilize the vehicle and employed two sets of hydraulic cutters to remove the passenger side of the vehicle. The engine company pulled a hose line to protect the scene and placed stepchocks under the car to provide initial stabilization. Patient car was then transferred to the ambulance crew who transported the patient to a local hospital for a checkup.

RS742 crew: Lt. Jon Hollen, MFP Brett Russell, FFIII Andrew Young, FFII Matt Jorge
M742 crew: PMIC Chris Gehlhausen, PMIC Jason Buc, EMT Daesung Batoff, EMT Mike Mathis

Around 0400 hours on the morning of Saturday