On Tuesday, March 18, at 1151 hours (11:51 am), Rescue 1 was dispatched to assist on a vehicle collision with rescue on Route 27 north of Shorty Hills Drive. Units from Company 14 (Winfield VFC) arrived on the scene and found a car that had struck the rear of a tractor trailer. There was one patient severly trapped in the car with significant injuries. Crews from Rescue 1, supported by manpower on LS-1, were assigned to assist with the extrication which was already in progress by E141 and E102. Personnel assisted with using hydraulic rams and cutters on the drivers side of the vehicle to free the patient. Once extricated they assisted in loading the patient into a medic unit for transport to an awaiting transport helicopter. Rescue 1 was on the scene for approximately 30 minutes.
