At 20:13 hrs, the Christiana Fire Company and EMS were alerted to Route 41 in front of the Dutchway Market Farm Market in Sadsbury Township for a motor vehicle accident involving a tractor trailer. Chief 5-2-2 (Fisher) marked enroute shortly after dispatch and received supplemental information from county dispatch that they were getting reports with up to five patients involved and they were starting additional EMS resources to the scene.
Chief 5-2-2 and Captain 5-2-2 (Wallace) arrived at 20:17 hours confirming a two vehicle motor vehicle accident with three subjects trapped and no tractor trailer involved. Captain 2 established the "Command 5-2" and requested Rescue 4-2 (Gap) dispatched to assist, while Chief 2 directed the scene as operations officer.
Engine 5-2-1 (Kutcher) arrived at 20:22 hours and began to stabilize both vehicles. Tanker 5-2-1 (Lofgren) and Rescue 4-2 arrived at 20:24 hours and crews from both companies worked to extricate all of the trapped occupants. All patients were extricated from both vehicles within 22 minutes of arriving on scene.
Three patients were transported to the local trauma center for evaluation.
The Company was clear the scene and in-service at 21:43 hours.
