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Trench Rescue on Orchard Road
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On 07/11/2010 Springfield Fire Company was dispatched to the 300 Block of Orchard Road for a Trench Rescue. Chief 44-9B (Huczko) arrived on location and found a construction crew digging a trench in the rear yard, which was approximately 40' x 40' and 15' deep. A worker in the trench became injured when a partial wall collapse occurred and the extent of his injuries were unknown.
Firefighters onscene helped with packaging the patient in a stokes basket and safely removing him from the trench to ground level via ropes and numerous ground ladders. Crews were able to remove the worker in about ten minutes to awaiting EMS personnel, who determined the injuries to be minor. The patient was then transported to Springfield Hospital.
Assisting companies were: Company 20 (Drexel Hill), Company 14 (Swarthmore), Springfield Ambulance Corps and Medic 106 (Springfield Hospital).
Photos from www.drexelhillfire.com
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