07/21/2025
Friday afternoon, Garden Spot Fire Rescue (GSFR39) responded to a two-vehicle crash in which one vehicle was overturned. Upon arrival, crews found two patients trapped. The vehicle was quickly stabilized using Junkyard Dog Industries - a division of ESI Equipment Rescue Struts, and Holmatro CORE tools were immediately put to work for a roof removal. Both patients were safely extricated and turned over to EMS for further care.
Around 2:30pm on Friday afternoon, units from GSFR and Co. 31 (Bareville) along with EMS 37 were dispatched to the area of Shirk Rd & Peter’s Rd for a 2 vehicle crash with 1 vehicle overturned.
Units arrived and found 2 subjects still in the overturned vehicle and the incident was upgraded to entrapment. Crews from 39 & 31 worked on stabilization and performed a roof removal while EMS worked on patient care.
All units cleared the scene within the hour.