At 16:44 hrs (4:44 pm), St. 5 Ambulance was dispatched to South Bound Rt. 202 just north of the Rt. 30 Bypass for a reported accident. Within moments of dispatch, Ambulance 5-2 hit the streets. Supplemental 9-1-1 callers indicated that one individual in the car was unresponsive. With this new information, dispatchers upgraded the nature of the call to a Serious Accident, which alerted St. 5 Fire/Rescue personal, as well as Medic 4 (Malvern). Lt. 5 (A. Fincuane) and Deputy 5 (J. Brown) arrived on scene and confirmed one vehicle into the median with injuries. Deputy 5 requested a helicopter on standby due to the severity of the injuries. The crew of Engine 5-2 assisted with patient care and mitigating hazards and debris. Traffic 5 diverted traffic around the scene to keep emergency personnel safe.

All units were taken up and available by 17:20 hrs (5:20 pm).
 
Story and pictures by Mike Schon
Command: Deputy 5 (J. Brown)
Operations: Lt. 5 (A. Finucane)
Apparatus :

• St. 4: Ambulance 4-1, Medic 4-1, Medic 4-2
• St. 5: Engine 5-2, Ambulance 5-2, Traffic 5