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Early Morning Entrapment 

In the early morning hours of Saturday December13 George Hildebran Fire/Rescue First Responders were dispatched to an MVA with unknown injuries. 7311 arrived on scene and found one vehicle vs. a tree with the driver pinned-in. Fire/Rescue was dispatched to the scene along with React for traffic control as well as the EMS supervisor. Nearby neighbors heard the impact of the accident from nearly a quarter mile away and then called 911 after hearing the driver’s screams for help. Rescue 734 arrived and the extrication began. The patient’s feet were pinned in the floorboard by the pedals, this was further complicated by an apparent femur fracture causing the driver a great deal of pain any time an attempt was made to move his feet. Extrication personnel removed the driver’s door and the entire roof. The dash of the vehicle was then pushed using hydraulic rams to allow rescue personnel access to the patient’s feet. The brake pedal was displaced and the driver was removed from the vehicle through the roof area. The patient was transported to an area hospital by EMS with the assistance of a GHFR driver.

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St. Louis Apparatus Crash 

Eight St. Louis firefighters suffered minor injuries after two fire trucks collided while responding to a call. The crash was caught on tape by a nearby security camera.Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson said two trucks responding to a blaze Friday in north St. Louis met at the intersection of Martin Luther King Drive and Taylor Avenue. One truck clipped the other, causing the second pumper to flip onto its side.Eight firefighters, four from each company, suffered minor injuries and were sent to hospitals.All but one were to be released Friday. One with a concussion was being kept overnight Friday for observation.

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