Vehicle Fire 1852 WB 422 / Multi Vehicle MVA
 
October 21, 2018
 

At 12:23 hours on Sunday, October 21st station 34 was dispatched along with
Station 99 for a reported vehicle fire WB 422 in the area of the Troutman Road underpass.
Units from Station 99 arrived on scene and reported a multi vehicle MVA. The original incident
of a vehicle fire was actually an overheated vehicle off to the side. Motorists slowing down for this
became involved in the multi vehicle accident.
Squad 34 responded and staged at the EB on ramp, but was requested to immediately respond onto
the highway by 99 command. Squad 34 responded EB and did the flip at the PennDOT cross over
and went WB to the incident scene. Squad 34' s crew assisted EMS with patient care and also traffic control
until Fire Police units arrived on scene. Rescue 34 was requested to respond EB and do blocking of the hi speed lane
while a 4th ambulance staged and did patient care from EB side of the highway.
Once scene was secure and all EMS units transported,f Fire Units were made available, with the exception of Fire Police
who remained on scene.
Pictures Courtesy of Jeffrey L. Wentworth