Multiple MAVFC Units Assist on Vehicle Collision in Winfield
 
By Fire & Rescue Captain Derek Dods
July 13, 2015
 

On July 13 at approximately 0927 hours, units from the Winfield Community Fire Department along with Rescue 1 and Medic 18 were dispatched for a vehicle collision with entrapment in the 4700 block of Ridge Road. While units were responding, Communications advised of 2 people trapped and 1 person unconscious. First arriving Medic 149 arrived and confirmed it was a head on collision involving a dump truck with 2 people trapped and 1 unconscious. Rescue 1 arrived on scene and went to work with crews from Winfield to extricate both patients. Both patients were extricated within 40 minutes of units arriving on scene. A total of 3 patients were transported to appropriate hospital facilities. The scene was tuned over to Maryland State Police for investigation of the incident. Rt. 27, Ridge Road remained closed for over an hour.

 
Units: Rescue 1, Medic 18, Engine 12