Stations 56 and 44 were dispatched to an overturned single vehicle MVC with entrapment on Easton Avenue near Easton North Drive. Car 56 and Rescue 56 responded with Car 44 and E442. The driver of the vehicle suffered a medical emergency which caused the accident. The driver was extricated and died sometime later. The accident is still under investigation.
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MVC with entrapment
Somerset Fire & Rescue and Middlebush Fire were dispatched to a single car MVC overturned with possible entrapment. Shortly after dispatch, the incident was upgraded to confirmed entrapment of the driver. Chief 56 (Sudo) and Chief 44 (Cuddy) arrived on scene and found a single vehicle had crossed two lanes of oncoming traffic and rolled at least one time coming to rest on the passenger’s side partially off the roadway. Rescue 56 crew arrived and performed vehicle stabilization and started the extrication of the seriously injured driver. Engine 562 and Special Operations Unit 56 arrived a short time after to assist in the extrication. The driver was removed in approximately 30 minutes and quickly transported to the hospital by Robert Wood Johnson Paramedics and EMS.
MVC with entrapment
Fire District No. 1 companies were dispatched to a single motor vehicle crash with entrapment on Canal Road near Suydam Rd. Car 56, Car 562 and Engine 562 and Rescue 56 found a panel truck partially on it’s side with the driver entrapped. Crews from Rescue 56 and E562 stabilized the vehicle and removed the driver’s door to free the driver. The driver was not seriously hurt, the incident is being investigated by the Franklin Township Police, Traffic Division.
MVC with entrapment
While operating at a multi-alarm mutual-aid structure fire, Rescue 56 was dispatched to a single car MVC with entrapment. R56 responded from the fire scene in South Bound Brook. Thankfully, the vehicle operator was able to exit the vehicle with minor injuries prior to R56 arriving on the scene. R56 picked up from the MVC and returned to work at the structure fire.
Multi-Alarm Mutual Aid Fire
Engine 562 responded to a multi-alarm commercial building fire in South Bound Brook boro. Command also requested R56 on an additional RIC assignment. Engine 562’s crew in the aggressive interior firefighting efforts. R56 mixed crews with R25 as the primary RIC company.
Multi-Alarm Mutual Aid Fire
Station 56 was dispatched to cover multiple brush fires as a result of the massive warehouse fires in Hillsborough Township. While responding E562 was detailed to cover a roof fire from falling embers at a restaurant near the fire site. After the roof fire was extinguished, E562 was redeployed to the tanker shuttle operation. Later in the evening, E562 was then deployed as a supply engine at a draft site supplying L29 (Far Hills-Bedminster). E562 remained on scene till relief arrived at 02:00 hours.
Car into D&R Canal
A single vehicle plunged into the Delaware and Raritan Canal. The occupant was able to exit the vehicle without injury. Divers from Somerset Fire & Rescue Co. No. 1 and the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Dive unit retrieved the vehicle without incident. Fire companies from Fire District No. 1 and the East Franklin Fire Company assisted in the recovery. The Franklin Township Police Traffic unit is investigating.