On October 6th 2016 at 08:19, the Millstone Township Fire Department was dispatched to MM 9 Westbound on Interstate 195, Upper Freehold Township, for an overturned vehicle. Engine 8281 arrived to find no entrapment. Rescue 3285 (Maloney) arrived and assisted with lane blockage and traffic control until being released by command.
On October 1st 2016 at 07:40 the Millstone Township Fire Department was dispatched to the intersection of Stagecoach Road and Stillhouse Road for a motor vehicle accident. Engine 3275 (Maloney) arrived to find a two car motor vehicle accident with a total of 4 injuries. The engine began triage and patient care. Rescue 3285 (Fiore) arrived and assisted with a fluid spill and traffic control. The injured patients were transported by Millstone First Aid, Freehold First Aid and Englishtown-Manalapan First Aid to Centrastate Medical Center.
Tuesday evening members from the Millstone Township Fire Company sharpened their skills on motor vehicle extrication. The scenario has 2 vehicles with side impact and overturn. Members need to secure the scene, stabilize vehicles, assess potential patient injury, extricate patient(s) and turn over to EMS all in a matter of minutes. Constant practice on extrication and all facets of Fire/EMS is critical to successful outcomes.
15:35 – The Millstone Township Fire Department was dispatched to Interstate 195, MM 16.2 Eastbound, for a motor vehicle accident. Utility 3286 (South) arrived to find a single vehicle off the roadway, one subject entrapped, one subject ejected and third subject with minor injuries. Chief Carbin (3266) arrived and assumed command. Telesqurt 3290 and Rescue 3285 arrived, stretched an 1.75″ hose line for fire protection and stabilized the vehicle. The passenger side door and the roof were removed with hydraulic rescue tools and a sawzall. Assistance was given to EMS with patient removal and packaging. Additional units on scene included Engine 54-11 (Jackson Mills), MONOC Paramedics, Quality EMS and Roosevelt EMS. The accident was investigated by the New Jersey State Police.
15:25 – The Millstone Township Fire Department was dispatched to 455 Stagecoach Road for a motor vehicle accident, car versus pole. Telesqurt 3290 (Maloney) arrived to find a single vehicle versus pole with the driver entrapped. The telesqurt crew initiated patient care and stretched a 1.75″ for fire protection. Rescue 3285 and Deputy Chief Wagner (3267) arrived on scene. The vehicle was stabilized with wooden cribbing and both drivers side doors and the B post were removed using hydraulic extrication tools. Firefighters assisted EMS with patient removal and packaging. The patient was transported to Centrastate Medical Center by the Roosevelt First Aid Squad and MONOC Paramedics.
At 11:43 the Millstone Township Fire Department was dispatched to the intersection of Stagecoach Road and Stillhouse Road for a motor vehicle accident. Telesqurt 3290 (Maloney) arrived to find a two vehicle accident with one driver entrapped. Command was established, the crew stretched an 1.75″ hand line for protection and initiated patient care. Once Rescue 3285 arrived the vehicle was stabilized and firefighters placed hydraulic extrication tools into service. A “drivers side tear” was performed, removing both doors and the B post. The crew assisted EMS with patient removal. This driver was transported to Centrastate Medical Center by the Millstone Township First Aid Squad. The Roosevelt First Aid Squad and the New Jersey State Police were also scene.
At 15:58 the Millstone Township Fire Department was dispatched to the intersection of Sweetmans Lane and Stillhouse Road for an overturned vehicle with entrapment. Engine 3275 (Maloney) arrived to find a two vehicle accident with an SUV overturned onto its roof. The passenger was found to be entrapped in the vehicle. The vehicle was stabilized, several nearby tree branches were cleared and the passenger door was removed with hydraulic rescue tools. Firefighters assisted EMS with removing the passenger who was transported to Jersey Shore Medical Center by Millstone EMS and MONOC Paramedics. Rescue 3285, Utility 3288 and Monroe EMS was also on scene. The accident was investigated by the New Jersey State Police.
At 06:40 the Millstone Township Fire Department was dispatched to 525 Stagecoach Road for an overturned vehicle. Engine 3275 (Maloney) arrived to find a small car overturned onto it’s roof after striking a tree. The driver was found to be entrapped in the wreckage. An engine from Hope Fire Company (Station 82-1) was also requested. The engine crew began stabilizing the vehicle with the Junkyard Dog Struts. Chief Carbin arrived and assumed command. The engine crew began to remove the drivers door as Rescue 3285 (J.Wagner) arrived to assist. The two crews removed both front doors and the driver was extricated and turned over to EMS. Assistance was provided from Engine 8282 at the scene.
MVA with Entrapment
At 19:04 the Millstone Township Fire Department was dispatched to the area of 25 Bittner Road for a reported motor vehicle accident with possible entrapment. Chief Jim Carbin (3266) arrived on scene confirming single vehicle with heavy entrapment and serious injuries. Engine 3275 (J. Wagner) and Rescue 3285 (Fiore) arrived on scene. Both crews immediately went into service with tools and performing patient care. Crews removed the driver side door and roof in order to gain access for patient removal. Chief Carbin requested a Medevac for rapid transport with Tower 57 establishing the landing zone behind the Clarksburg Inn. The patient was transported by Millstone Rescue Squad to the landing zone and met with Paramedics and Northstar. The patient was flown to Helene Fuld Trauma Center. The accident is under investigation by the NJSP.
Father rescued from burning home in Millstone
A man was rescued from the basement of his home after a fire engulfed the kitchen early Sunday morning. At 4:30 a.m., firefighters from the Millstone Township Fire Company’s “B Platoon” responded to a residence on Stillhouse Road for a report of a fire alarm. Fire Chief Jim Carbin arrived at the scene and confirmed a working fire in the kitchen. He also learned there was a resident still inside the home. Carbin told the Asbury Park Press that a boy ran outside the home, and told firefighters his father was still inside. According to the fire company’s Facebook page, firefighters entered the home and located the man in the basement. He was rescued and the fire was quickly extinguished.