Saturday just ofter lunch at 12:21 and again at 12:23 the station was alerted to assist Station 44 Smyrna on back to back auto accidents in Station 44 first due. Smyrna had several units on a community event and we were assisting them covering their district. The first was a multi car accident at the intersection of Dupont Parkway and Joe Goldsbourgh Road. Engine 45-3 w/8, Assistant Chief Jeff Lightcap arrived and assisted the crews from Engines 44-4 and 44-2. The crew from 45-3 assisted securing one of the vehicles that had struck a gas pump at the gas station on the corner. Chief Hartnett (44-15) from Smyrna had the command on this accident. While enroute to the first accident on Dupont Parkway Station 44 and 45 were alerted for a second accident of a bicyclist being struck by an auto at Duck Creek Road and Vandyke Greenspring Road. With Rescue 45 w/5, Past Chief Robbie Johnson only a half mile away from this accident when it dispatched they redirected to the second accident. The rescue arrived to find a subject laying in the roadway. The crew from Rescue 45 and Ambulance 64 provided patient care. That patient was transported to Bayhealth in Dover meeting ALS enroute. Brush 45 w/4, Firefighter Joel Tallhammer also made the response to this scene. Past Chief Johnson had command of the second accident. Photo's courtesy of Jerry Hull and Joe Jones.
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Nature: Outside Fire
Location: Blackbird Meadows - Smyrna
Address:
722 Blackbird Forest Rd
City: , DE 00000
Nature: Medical Emergency
Nature: Structure Fire
Location: Townsend
Address:
16 Macey Lane
City: , DE 00000