Story/Photos by ROB REARDON

On Wednesday September 11, 2002, the Carver Fire Department responded with two Engine companies and a Rescue to a motor vehicle accident with entrapment.

When Carver Firefighters arrived on scene they found a pickup truck and a large utility truck involved in the accident. The driver in the pickup truck was trapped.

Firefighters from station one and two quickly moved to stabilize the vehicle with cribbing. To perform a rapid extrication Carver firefighters used two sets of Jaws of Life power units to free the trapped victim. Firefighters used one set of spreaders to remove the door while other firefighters used cutters to cut the A, B, and C posts so they could remove the roof.

It took Carver firefighters about fifteen minutes to free the victim.

Carver EMTs and Jordan Hospital Paramedics transported the victim to a local hospital.