12/19/07 RT. 295 NB/SB MM40.8 DIST. 36 MVA

[Anger Management]

0556 HOURS CO'S DISPATCHED TO RT. 295 NB MM-41 FOR A REPORTED MVA WITH A VEHICLE OVERTURNED, INVOLVONG A TRACTOR TRAILER.

M-400 ARRIVED ON LOCATION OF THE NB SIDE REPORTING VEHICLES INVOLVED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HIGHWAY, INVOLVING A DUMPTRUCK WITH THE DRIVER REPORTED TRAPPED ON THE SB SIDE.

BATTALION 3603 ARRIVED ON THE NB SIDE REPORTING THE SCENE TO BE AT MM-40.8 NB/SB RT. 295. CONFIRMING THE DUMPTRUCK DRIVER ENTRAPPED AS PER STATE POLICE. PASSING COMMAND TO BATTALION 3620 ON THE SB SIDE.

BATTALION 3620 SET UP COMMAND BEHIND COSTCO, ON THE SB SIDE ALSO CONFIRMING THE ENTRAPMENT INVOLVING THE DUMPTRUCK DRIVER. REQUESTING AEROMEDICAL TO THE SCENE, ADDITIONAL RESCUE AND ENGINE.

BOARD OF HEALTH REQUESTED DUE TO LOAD OF UREA SPILLED FROM THE DUMPTRUCK. BATTALION 3620 ALSO REPORTS CREWS GAINED ACCESS TO THE PT. THAT WAS HEAVILY ENTRAPPED IN A WOODED AREA.

BATTALION 3620 REPORTED PT. EXTRICATED AT 0620 HOURS.

SOUTHSTAR TRANSPORTED PT. TO COOPER CONDITION UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

UNITS ON SCENE
BATTALION 3603
ENGINE 3621
ENGINE 3611
RESCUE 3639
AMBULANCE 3682
AMBULANCE 3692
BATTALION 3620
BATTALION 3604
RESCUE 3119
ENGINE 1611
ENGINE 2723
MEDIC-100
MEDIC-400
MEDIC-35
SOUTHSTAR
BURLINGTON COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH

THAT LIST IS TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY A LOT OF RADIO TRAFFIC WAS GOING ON, IF I FORGOT ANYBODY I APPOLOGIZE.

[voyager9]

I love the smell of Urea in the morning..

[WebBoss]

Severla of our board's members were on location in verious capacities, hopefully they will enlighten us with more details.

I was in the back (for once) on SQ2723. We were orginally dispatched to the northbound incident, then requested to work the southbound incident with E3611 and R3119. We reported to the Southbound Operation by staging IRO Costco's and we split our crew of 4, with one crew setting up and managing the LZ for Southstar, and the other crew was assisting with the efforts on the TT. "DUO-PUMP 3119" and SQ2723 provided hydraulics, lighting, and stabilization equipment which was used to clear the path way to the TT, pop the door, and stabilize a rather large tree that was teetering <sp?> across the cab of the truck. We did this using an interesting array of Z-MAG and Paratech Strut Equipment.

Again, this is only what I was personally involved with. I'll leave it up to the others to give greater details of the incident itself. I will say that it was a great job by all the many agencies involved, and it was a showing of nothing but the best professional atmosphere possible and major KUDOS to MLFD for a great job coordinating a difficult incident.

3119 and 3611 - It's was great working with you guys, yet again.

[3105]

I for one was very impressed with many things that happened during the course of this incident, including but not limited to:

1) Major props to the IC for requesting additional resources as quickly as he did...not because my rescue happened to be dispatched, but because of the potential and positioning of the accident scene...a big "tip of the helmet".

2) It always amazes me how well seemingly different departments work together during these types of incidents...nary a sand box to be seen or heard. It was all about getting it done, which of course, is the point.

3) I couldn't help but get a "warm and fuzzy" looking around that incident scene and thinking about all the friggin talent assembled in one spot. Luckily for the driver, the extrication itself wasn't overly difficult, but if it had been, we certainly had the horsepower there to pull it off.

4) It's pretty bad when someone yells "Hey Pop!"...and even worse yet when I immediately answer....

[opsoverkill]

Just to fill in the beginning gap

Disabled car on shoulder at the 40.8 marker NB. NJDOT arrow repair truck positioned behind it waiting for a tow. The Dumptruck hit the NJDOT truck and after talking to the driver of the DOT truck he was like one of the many cop videos on a traffic stop and feels a gust of wind behind him and its his car. The NJDOT struck the disabled vehicle in the rear left. Driver was ok. If he complained of back or neck pain he would have been medically trapped but he was able to extricate himself.

The dumptruck was maybe at the 40.9mm on the southbound in the woods deep enough since 1st due BLS and engine pass it. The NJDOT guy told us about the truck and they relocated to that location. So I missed the fun but it sounds like you guys kicked butt and by the time I made it to MHBC with the driver of disabled you guys had him out.