MEDIA CONTACT: Mark E. Brady, Chief Spokesperson, 240-508-7930
mebrady@co.pg.md.us Twitter: @PGFDPIO
At around 12:30 pm, Tuesday, February 25, 2014, firefighters
from the Kettering/Largo Fire/EMS Station 846 arrived on the scene of a working
townhouse fire in the 600 block of Harry S. Truman Drive. As is standard procedure, a working fire
dispatch was sounded, sending the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Supervisor
to the scene of the fire.
At about 12:45 pm the EMS Supervisor, operating a marked Chevrolet
Tahoe Fire/EMS Department vehicle, with emergency lights and siren on and
operating, was travelling southbound on Landover Road (Route 202) approaching the
intersection of Arena Drive in Largo. At
the intersection he ensured all cross and opposing traffic had stopped and he started
to proceed through the intersection. A civilian
operated 4-door vehicle entered the intersection by driving around the stopped
traffic as the EMS Supervisor was proceeding through when the civilian vehicle
broadsided the Fire/EMS Department unit.
The driver of each vehicle sustained injuries. The female civilian was transported to a
local hospital for minor injuries. The
Paramedic Captain suffered loss of consciousness and was transported to a
nearby Trauma Center. He regained conscious while on the scene and complained of pain in his back and tingling in some extremities. He has been admitted to the hospital and is currently undergoing a battery of tests. The injured Captain was able to speak with Fire Chief Marc Bashoor via phone and sounded in good condition despite his ordeal.
The intersection of southbound Route 202 and Arena Drive was
closed for nearly 2 hours for investigation and clean-up. The Fire/EMS Department Safety Office and
County Police will be conducting investigations into circumstances of the
crash.
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