Fivepointville Ambulance Association

April 30th, 2008

On Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 08:50 hours, Lancaster County Wide Communications received a 911 call for a vehicle accident in front of 684 Lancaster Avenue in East Earl Township.
Fivepointville Ambulance 3-19-1 and Fire Station 3-10 (Martindale) were dispatched to a single vehicle accident involving a pickup truck. The caller reported that several utility poles had been taken out and that the patient was still in the vehicle. Ambulance 3-19-1 responded in less than 1 minute. Rescue 3-9 (New Holland) was added to the call for extraction. East Earl Police Dept (79) and New Holland (84) were on the call as well.
Fivepointville Ambulance members first responded to the scene and began emergency treatment of the driver of the vehicle prior to arrival of Ambulance 3-19-1. Martindale Fire Company used their rescue equipment to remove the driver side door before Rescue 3-9 arrived. The driver of the vehicle was removed from the vehicle by EMS 3-19 with assistance from Fire 3-10 personnel. The patient was transported to a local hospital for further evaluation and treatment.