EAST NORTHPORT
Rapid Extrication at Overturn
Story and Photos by Jeff DiLavore
On Thursday , August 18th , just before 1730 hours , the East Northport Fire Department was activated for a Signal 16 / 23 [ motor vehicle accident with overturn and entrapment ] on 5th Avenue near Kimberly Drive . Upon arrival of Assistant Chief Dan Heffernan [ 2-10- 31 ], he confirmed the overturn and requested the first-due engine to prepare for extrication . Engine 2-10-1 arrived on scene , the crew using a saw to cut through the windshield to facilitate the removal of the driver who had minor injuries . The patient was evaluated by East Northport EMS personnel and transported to Huntington Hospital in Ambulance 2-10-25 . All units were under the direction of Chief Wayne Kaifler , Jr . [ 2-10-30 ].
FD Rant News - October 2016
WEST ISLIP
MVA Overturn
Story and Photos by Joe Cassano
The West Islip Fire Department and Suffolk County Police Department Emergency Services responded to a motor vehicle accident on August 8th involving one vehicle which rolled three times from the exit on Sunrise Highway onto the Service Road , near the Robert Moses Causeway . One male , in stable condition , was transported to the hospital after he self-extricated from the vehicle .
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