On February 2, 2012 around 2300 hours, Harrisonburg Rescue, Squad 41, and Engine 402 responded to a vehicle crash with reported overturned vehicle and people trapped on Mt. Clinton Pike just outside the City of Harrisonburg, Va. Upon arrival, units found one male patient ejected and two female patients trapped underneath an SUV that was on its side. Immediately crews began stabilization of the vehicle while treating the patients that were trapped under the vehicle. Aircare 5 was requested to the scene along with 2 additional Harrisonburg Ambulances. The two trapped patients were positioned on opposite sides of the vehicles making stabilization and extrication challenging. Crews used Paratech struts and Enerpac ram attachments to vertically lift the SUV to free both patients. One female patient was flown to the University of Virginia Medical Center and the two others were transported by ground to Rockingham Memorial Hospital. The current condition of the patients is still unknown at this time.
Submitted to VA Fire News by Dustin Gladwell, Duty Officer at Harrisonburg Rescue Squad
The Daily News Record wrote a great article about our new mass casualty incident trailer. In the article, Dustin Gladwell explains how the trailer is filled with supplies, making Rescue 40 equipped to handle large scale incidents throughout the state. If requested by Virginia’s emergency management director, the trailer plus 12 medics and two ambulances could be placed on standby to help out during natural disasters and other events where people would be needing medical attention for days. The trailer includes food and camping supplies allowing the personnel to be completely self sufficient. The trailer is also available for local mass casualty incidents. It is a logical resource for the community because of the surrounding colleges and universities, hospitals, and highways. People in the Harrisonburg/Rockingham County area and beyond are fortunate to have these types of resources so close to home.
Harrisonburg Rescue Squad is excited to announce the arrival of two new ambulances! We are currently working to stock the apparatus so that it may be placed in service. Before long, you’ll be seeing A45 and A44 out on the road! As always, this would not be possible without our dedicated members and the support of the community. Thanks!
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R40 had a busy busy morning on Tuesday, January 3. Not only were they busy with regular, non-weather-related calls, but around 9am dispatched to I-81 for a multi-vehicle traffic accident. The colder temperatures, wind, and sporadic snow fall cause drivers along the busy highway to collide. Approximately 30 vehicles were involved in the wreck. Rockingham Memorial Hospital received 14 patients from the accident. Most injuries were minor. A Harrisonburg City Transit bus was brought to the scene to help stranded motorists keep warm. Northbound lanes were closed for several hours while emergency crews worked to
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The technical rescue capablities at Harrisonburg Rescue Squad continue to expand. We are so excited for our mass casualty incident trailer to be placed in service and become a state-wide resource. HRS members have volunteered their own time to prepare the MCI trailer. They have put in electricity, stocked the trailer, organized supplies, and so much more.
Members interested in technical rescue have been practicing their skills and learning new techniques through monthly drills and continuing education courses.
On October 13, some of our members had the opportunity to attend a class about emergency extrication. They got to practice many
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Harrisonburg Rescue Squad is proud to announce a record setting month!! We ran 678 calls during the month of September! That’s an average of 22.6 calls a day! We beat our record of 662 calls that we set back in October 2010. We are so proud to be a volunteer rescue squad that works hard to bring quality service to the Harrisonburg/Rockingham County area. These records would not be possible without the hard work of our dedicated, passionate members. We also would not be able to make these achievements without the continued support of the surrounding community.
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Harrisonburg Rescue Squad just received its shipment of rider alert cards. We are so proud of this program and we are happy to announce that we are a part of it. The Rider Alert Program is very popular in the United Kingdom and it has begun to spark interest across the United States. HRS is happy to be contributing to the important cause. Basically, motorcyclists can pick these cards up, fill out the proper information and then place them inside their helmet. If the cyclist is to get into an accident, emergency responders can look inside the rider’s helmet and
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Harrisonburg Rescue Squad is actively seeking new applicants for Driving Membership! Training is provided. HRS offer’s an in-house Emergency Vehicle Operator’s Certification (E.V.O.C.) course to train you on the rules of the road when behind the wheel of an emergency vehicle. Operating an ambulance is both exciting and rewarding as you contribute by driving your crew safely to aid those in need, assist the EMT’s and Medics with scene operations or packaging the patient for transport, and then deliver your patient to the hospital carefully while care is rendered to them. Because the EVOC course is offered at our station frequently, this is also the fastest way to become an active part of a crew with the squad. Once certification is obtained, you will be monitored for a period of time by our driver training officers and given a chance to gain experience with emergency operations and driving the ambulance with assistance from a driver preceptor. You will soon be an indispensable part of our life-saving team!
