| LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| THE PATIENT , WHO SUFFERED SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA , WAS FLOWN TO THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE TRAUMA CENTER |
| THE PATIENT WAS REMOVED AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF STAT CARE |
| PERSONNEL FROM BOTH COMPANIES REMOVED THE ROOF , DOOR , AND PERFORMED A DASH RAISE . |
| PERSONNEL FROM RESCUE 1 AND ENGINE 11 WORKED RAPIDLY TO EXTRICATE THE VICTIM FROM THE WRECKAGE . |
| EMS ADVISED TO START STAT CARE AIR AMBULANCE WHILE EXTRICATION WAS UNDERWAY . |
| BOTH UNITS ARRIVED ON THE SCENE TO FIND A SINGLE CAR MVA , 1992 CHEVY CAVALIER VERSUS TREES , WITH ENTRAPMENT . |
| RESCUE 1 AND ENGINE 11 RESPONDED |
| A SINGLE CAR MVA IN THE AREA OF 6440 SCOTTSVILLE RD |
| THE 8TH RUN OF THE DAY |
| WEDNESDAY MARCH 7TH 2007 |
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| 03/13/07 At approximately 3:30 p.m. units were dispatched to assist Georgetown Township Fire Department on a large brush fire in the 2900 block of Edwardsville Galena Road. Units arrived on scene to find approximately 4 ½ acres on fire. Greenville Township Fire Department was then dispatched for manpower. Units cut a fire line around the fire to contain it. Units then mopped up hot spots and extinguished all spot fires. Lafayette units that responded were Engine 11, Brush 15 and EMA Rhino 1, Brush 16, Command 1101, and Command 1102. The fire consumed approximately 5 acres before it was extinguished. All units were available at approximately 5:30p.m. To read the whole story go to Tribune Articles on our Home Page. |
| Units then left the scene and responded to a motorcycle accident, motorcycle verses deer in the 3200 block of Old Hill Road at approximately 9:20pm. |
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| At approximately 4:00 p.m. unit Squad 1 was dispatched to assist Yellow EMS in the 6000 block of St. Mary’s Road on a female subject bleeding. New Chapel units were lapped in Lafayette Township for coverage. |
| At approximately 8:17 p.m. units were dispatched to 6600 Block of Atkins Road on a Four- wheeler Accident. Command 1103 arrived on scene to find one teenage male patient with torso trauma and a four-wheeler that appeared to have been overturned. Rescue and Command 1101 simultaneously arrived on the scene moments later Command 1102, after further investigation units found another teenage male patient complaining of injuries. Due to the trauma recognized and anticipated Stat Care Air Ambulance was called in for transport. Stat Care arrived on scene and transported one teenage male patient to University of Louisville Trauma Center. Units on scene assisted Yellow EMS in treatment of both patients and Yellow EMS transported the second teenage patient to Kosair Children’s Hospital. The accident was under investigation by Indiana Conservation Officers. |