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February 12th, 2008

Motor Vehicle Accident
Benning Rd @ Anacostia Ave NE
Platoon 4 was dispatched for the reported MVA with entrapment.  Members used the Amkus spreaders and cutters to gain access to, and remove the victim.
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October 27th, 2007

MVA
3rd & Rhode Island Ave NE
Platoon 4 was dispatched for the roll-over MVA.  Members arrived to find an utility truck which had lost control and rolled over.  Members used the Res-Q-Jacks to stabilize the vehicle.  They then used the portable Amkus to remove the victim.

September 8th, 2007

MVA
Suitlnd Parkway & Firth Stirling
Platoon 3 was dispatched for the MVA with entrapment.  Units arrived to find 1 patient trapped in their vehicle.  Members used the Amkus system to free the patient.  The patient was removed and handed over to EMS.

Photo's from Elliot

 


August 28th, 2007

MVA
Florida Ave & North Capitol St
Platoon 4 was dispatched to assist units on the scene with the MVA.  Members stabilized the vehicle using the Rescue Jacks They then used the Amkus Rescue Tools to remove a portion of the roof to gain access. Extrication took about 10 minutes. 

July 18th, 2007

MVA
Connecticut and Nebraska Ave's NW
Platoon 3 ran the mva with 1 vehicle over-turned.  Members used the    res-q-jacks and cribbing to stabilize the vehicle.  They then used the Amkus to remove the door and extricate the single victim.   The patient was then handed over to EMS for care.

MVA
16th St & Corocoran St NW
June 11th, 2007
Platoon 2 was dispatched for the multiple car accident.  Members found a vehicle into a bus.  They used the Amkus spreaders and cutters to extricate the patient and transfer them to EMS.

MVA
I-395 @ South Capitol Street
June 7th, 2007
Platoon 2 was dispatched for the accident with people trapped.  Units arrived to find a SUV which had ran into the rear of a tractor trailer.  Members used the Amkus system to extricate the victim.  After removal the patient was transferred to EMS

MVA
I - 395 Northbound @ 3rd St tunnel
June 5th, 2007
Platoon 3 was dispatched for the reported MVA with entrapment.  Upon arrival RS-1 found a car which had ran into the rear end of a tractor trailer.  Members started extricating the victim using the cutters.  Once parts of the mangled car were removed, the patient was removed from the car and transferred into EMS care.

Photo's from Elliot


MVA
Montana Ave & New York Ave
April 24th, 2007
Rescue Squad 1 was dispatched for the MVA with entrapment. RS-1 arrived to find a vehicle on its side.  The other vehicle involved in the accident was a vehicle from the DC Ducks tours.  There were 3 people trapped in the vehicle on its side.   Members began stabilization of the vehicle.  They then used the Amkus tools to free the victims and hand them over to EMS.

MVA
16th St & Swann St NW
April 23rd, 2007
Rescue Squad 1 was dispatched for the MVA with entrapment. RS-1 arrived to find a vehicle on its side with 1 person trapped.  Members immediately began stabilization of the vehicle.  They then used the Amkus tools to cut the roof and the drivers seat.  Members were able to free the victim and handed them over to EMS.

MVA
5th & H Sts NE
April 13th, 2007
Platoon 3 ran this car accident.  Rescue Squad 1 was dispatched to assist Engine 10 on the scene of a MVA.  RS-1 arrived to find 1 patient trapped in the drivers seat.  Members made an aggressive attack with the Amkus tools and removed the roof and extricated the patient.

All photo's from Elliot

MVA
11th & Massachusetts Ave NW
April 4th, 2007
Rescue Squad 1 arrived to find an overturned vehicle.  RS-1 began to stabilize the vehicle.  They then went to work extricating the victims from the vehicle.  They used the AMKUS system to open the car up to free the victims.

MVA
Independence Ave @ Ohio Drive SW
March 28th, 2007
Rescue Squad 1 was called by Engine 1 to assist in removal of two victims from a car.  RS-1 arrived to find both patients pinned in the car.  Members used the AMKUS tools to remove the doors, roof and roll the dash.

MVA
3200 Block Pennsylvania Ave SE
March 23rd, 2007
Rescue Squad 1 was specialed to assist on the MVA with entrapment.  Units on the scene had found a 3 car MVA with 2 cars on fire.  Rescue Squad 3 on the scene went to work extricating the victims while Engine 19 extinguished the fire.  RS-1 assisted RS-3.

MVA
North Capitol St & Florida Ave
March 22nd, 2007
Platoon 4 was dispatched for a MVA with entrapment.  Rescue Squad 1 removed the drivers door and assisted removing the patient.

MVA
M St & Half St SW
February 16th, 2007
Rescue Squad 1 arrived to find a car on its side with a single victim inside.  Members stabilized the vehicle then went to work extricating the victim.  The victim was removed and given to EMS for transport.

 

Extrication with Building Collapse
600 Block of Florida Ave NW
November 12th, 2006
Rescue Squad 1 was dispatched to the 600 block of Florida Ave NW for the car into the building.  E-6 was first on the scene and reported an auto into a building with another auto involved in the accident.  E-6 also reported entrapment in the vehicle.  RS-1 arrived to find a S.U.V. into the building with no one in the vehicle or building.  They also found 1 ejected and 2 trapped in the second vehicle involved.  Members cut the only remaining post on the passenger side, the A post.  They then removed the roof to gain access to the victims.  They used the rams to relieve the dash which had the passenger pinned.  They had to cut the seat to remove the passenger.  The driver and passenger were taken to local hospitals.

Photo's by Elliot Goodman

 


EXTRICATION

112 Fort Dr. NE

October 25th 2006

Rescue Squad 1 responded to assist E-17 on the scene of MVC with entrapment. 1 Pt. trapped after going airborne into a concrete column


Cut Job
14th and I Sts NW
August 19, 2006
Rescue Squad 1 was dispatched to assist E-16 on the scene with one trapped.  Firefighters Barrett and Cramer used the spreaders and cutters to extricate the victim.

Photos by Vito


CUT JOB

15TH ST & INDEPENDENCE AVE SE

August 4th, 2006

Rescue Squad 1 was called on a special alarm to open a door of a 2 car accident.  Firefighters St. Clair and Sviland used the Spreaders and O-Cutters to remove the patient.


Cut Job
9th St & New York Ave NW
July 15, 2006
 

Cut Job

Vermont Ave & U St NW

May 13, 2006


Cut Job
100 L St NE
March 25, 2006

Cut Job
9th St Tunnel & I-395
March 16, 2006

Cut Job
21st & C Sts. NE
February 16, 2006