Colleton County Fire-Rescue
10/28/2009
Stations 1, 6, 12, 19 and 27
responded to a two car MVC with entrapment on Charleston Hwy at
Featherbed Road at 05:37, Wednesday 28-October. The two vehicles
collided in the intersection, causing a small car to travel into the
Aimwell Presbyterian Church parking lot. The car received heavy damage
to the driver’s side, trapping the driver. She received multiple,
non-life threatening injuries. The two occupants in the other vehicle
received minor injuries. Crews began treatment on the woman while she
was in the vehicle. Other firefighters used Holmatro Hydraulic Rescue
Tools to remove both driver’s side doors and hydraulic cutters to
remove the “B” post. The woman was extricated on to a long spine
board, immobilized and transported by Medic 6 to Colleton Medical
Center. Medic 27 transported the other two patients to CMC as well.
Engine 19 used a booster line to clean debris from the roadway and the
church parking area. Units were on the scene for 1-1/2 hours. Engine 19, Medic 6, Medic 27,
Rescue 1, Battalion 1 and Truck 110 responded. Firefighter-EMT Bryon
Martinson served as Incident Commander.
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