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Ladder Co. Assist - Camden

Thursday, July 2, 2015

On August 24, 2011 at 1322 hrs., the Dover Fire Department was alerted for a ladder Co. assist for a traumatic injury in a neighboring district. A sanitation truck had been empting dumpsters overhead into the hoper when the dumpster dislodged from the forks and slid partially into the opening of the hoper. A maintenance technician was attempting to free the dumpster when it slipped, pinning and breaking his leg. Ladder 2 arrived on scene, under the direction of FF Whitt, and assisted EMS and fire crews in securing the patient to a stokes basket and safely lowering him to the ground. Tight quarters and overhead obstructions made for a challenging rescue. The patient was transported to the local emergency room by the Camden-Wyoming Fire Co.