Squad Alerted To Serious MVA In Chaptico

On Tuesday evening at 1800 hours, Stations 2, Squad 2, Squad 5, Company 29, Company 59 and SMALS were alerted to Budds Creek Road in the area of Woodmark Court for the reported serious motor vehicle accident. Units from Station 2 were clearing a house fire in Golden Beach at the time of the call. Squad 5 responded at dispatch with a total of 6 volunteers. While responding Command 2 was provided updated information advising of a single vehicle overturned with one occupant unconscious and trapped. Squad 5 arrived on the scene and located the single vehicle that had overturned off the roadway and was now upright.

Squad 5's crew upon arrival began stabilizing the vehicle while also deploying the extrication tools. The Squad crew handled a single door pop on the passenger side to access the patient which took less than one minute from time of arrival at the vehicle. Squad 2 arrived and pulled a hand line to the vehicle and assisted crews. EMS responders were already on scene and requested an air transport for the priority 1 patient. Engine 24 handled a landing site at the intersection, while the patient was loaded into Ambulance 599 for further assessment. Trooper 7 from MSP Aviation handled the fly out to Baltimore Shock Trauma. All units cleared the scene a short time later and Squad 5 returned to quarters within one hour.