North Long Beach and West Seaman [6-23-13]

At 17:11 hours on the evening of June 23rd, the Freeport Fire Department was dispatched to the intersection of North Long Beach and West Seaman Avenues for a report of a motor vehicle accident with entrapment. Engines 214, 215, and 216 along with Truck Company and Ambulance 219 were assigned the accident. Immediately after the call was toned out Freeport Truck Company responded to the scene with Heavy Rescue 217-2 and put the tool into operation. Within minutes the driver of the minivan was extricated and loaded onto an awaiting stretcher. The minivan driver was the only aided on the scene of the two car accident. She was transported to the County Medical Center by Freeport Fire Department ambulance 219. Engine 216 helped to secure the vehicles and all fire department units were under the command of Chief of Department Stanley Kistela [2100].