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Task Force Drill – Train Accident – November 2011

Tim Ernst — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:03:21 +0000

The Colonial Regional Technical Rescue Task Force, of which Flourtown Fire Company is a participating member, held a Department of Homeland Security authorized drill on Sunday, November 20, 2011. Taking advantage of the unseasonably warm weather, the companies gathered at Spring Mill Fire Company and were soon dispatched in an order as they would be in a real emergency to a local train crossing and station. The scenario involved a commuter train striking a vehicle, and a mass causality and injured situation. There was also a separate law enforcement element that involved a terrorist bomb scenario, but that was held on a separate car a bit further down the tracks from the fire companies’ drill.

Flourtown personnel, Assistant Chief Chris Buckley, Captain Chris Manning, Leitenant John Redington,and firefighters: Dean Seltzer, Kevin Davis, Tim Ernst, Tyler Buckley, and Sal Santangelo all took part in stabilizing victims and extricating them from the train and the severely-damaged vehicle. Chief George Wilmot and his daughter, Lexi Wilmot were part of the scenario’s observation team and “victim” volunteers. Photos by Bob Wilmot, Jr.

Vehicle Rescue – SUV into a Building – 9/15/2011

Tim Ernst — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:22:07 +0000

Flourtown Fire Company and Wyndmoor Hose Company were dispatched at approximately 3:30PM to reports of a car crash into a building around 613 Bethlehem Pike in Erdenheim. Multiple callers reported two individuals trapped in the vehicle and extensive damage to the building. Squad 6 and Engine 6 responded along with Rescue 82. Stabilization of the vehicle and patients was followed by a decision to cut and flap the entire roof of the vehicle so extrication of the driver who was laying on the drivers door and a passenger could take place. Following extrication, and removal of the vehicle by Flourtown Texaco, lumber from Rittenhouse Lumber across the street was used to stabilize the building which had a large portion of its street facing wall destroyed in the crash.

Vehicle Accident – 09/05/2011

Tim Ernst — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:35:32 +0000

Squad 6 and Engine 6 responded to a three car vehicle accident on Skippack Pike (Route 73) just past Joshua Road on Monday, September 5, 2011. The driver of a white SUV, complaining of having difficulty breathing, was extricated from the vehicle. Squad 6 popped the driver’s door and the patient was removed. All others involved in the accident were out of the vehicles. Utility 6 along with Traffic 29 handled closing down Route 73 until the accident scene could be cleared. Rescue 29 also responded and assisted Flourtown Fire Company on the scene.

Photo by Bob Wilmot, Jr.

Vehicle Rescue – 1307 Paper Mill – August 3, 2011

Tim Ernst — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 02:49:20 +0000

A vehicle into a tree at 1307 Paper Mill Road was the dispatch. Rescue 82 and Squad 6 responded and found a young driver had struck a tree at the address after losing control. The vehicle a SUV struck the tree in the area of the drivers door. Using the Homatro rescue tools off Rescue 82, Flourtown’s crew assisted with patient extrication by removing the driver’s door and pulling a hose line for safety purposes.

Car Fire 1619 Bethlehem Pike

Bob Wilmot — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:21:39 +0000

: Car Fire 4/26/11

Company responded to the rear of Halligan’s Pub on Bethlehem Pike on 4/26/11 to find a working car fire.

Members were able to extinguish the fire quickly, before responding to assist at a dwelling fire in Whitemarsh Township.

Auto Accident – 9800 Germantown Ave

Bob Wilmot — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:54:05 +0000

Squad 6 responded on March 30 to Germantown and Northwestern Ave for a motor vehicle accident with injuries. Members assisted EMS and secured hazards which included radioactive medical bio-hazards.

Vehicle Rescue Aug. 29, 2010

Tim Ernst — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:17:24 +0000

Squad 6, Engine 6, Utility 6 along with Rescue 7 (Wissahickon) and Rescue 29, (Barren Hill) responded to a vehicle accident along Route 73, just South of Butler Pike. The vehicle left the roadway, struck a tree and the vehicle came to rest back on the roadway. The one occupant was extricated from the vehicle by stabilizing with cribbing and removing the driver’s side door.

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Vehicle Rescue – 15 April 2009

Tim Ernst — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:42:52 +0000

600 block of Bethlehem Pike, in front of Rittenhouse Lumber.

Images of Vehicle Rescue (April 2009)

Bethlehem Pike & Church Road – October 2009

Rob Brzezinski — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:44:02 +0000

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Bethlehem Pk. & McCloskey Rd.

Rob Brzezinski — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:39:24 +0000

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