On Tuesday night shortly before midnight on July 28, 2010 the Pomeroy Fire Company and Parkesburg Fire Company for Rescue 28 were dispatched to Old Wilmington Road and Reel Street for a Motor Vehicle Accident.

CCFR advised supplemental information that there was one vehicle overturned with the operator outside the vehicle. Chief 29 responded at 0000 hours and while enroute reported a second Motor Vehicle Accident at Old Wilmington Road and Spruce Street in Pomeroy. The MVA in Pomeroy was property-damage with Sadsbury Police arriving on-scene. Chief 29 continued on to the original dispatched location further north on Old Wilmington Road.
 
Captain 29 (Dalmas) arrived on-scene and confirmed the report. Chief 29 (Tribbett) arrived on-scene and assumed Old Wilmington Road “Command”. The Engine 29-1 and Ambulance 29-2 made the response along with Rescue 28.
 
The Patient was located at a neighboring residence. The Pt had moderate injuries including a possible head-injury and Assistant 29 (Gathercole) recommended ALS, along with a helicopter on stand-by. The Pt was loaded into Ambulance 29-2 and evaluated and treated until the arrival of ALS from Medic 93.
 
Sadsbury Fire Company, Engine 31-2 was dispatched for the Landing Zone across from Station # 31. Ambulance 29-2 and Medic 93 (Paramedic Kreger) went enroute from the scene to the LZ where Skycare landed and was awaiting their arrival.
 
Skycare was enroute to Lancaster General Hospital and Chief 31 terminated the Landing Zone. The units remained on-scene assisting M&N Towing with lighting and debris clean-up.
 
All units cleared the scene at 0030 hours with one patient being flown to LGH.
 
Unit(s): Ambulance 29-2, Engine 29-1, Chief, Deputy, and Assistant 29
 
Mutual Aid: Rescue 28, Engine and Chief 31, Medic 93 (Kreger), Skycare, Valley and Sadsbury Police
 
Photo(s) courtesy of Deputy Chief Taylor