Water Rescue on Gas House Pike
As Walkersville Volunteer Rescue Company units were clearing from the EMS task force call in the City of Frederick on February 24, 2016, units were dispatched at 8:39 p.m. for a vehicle stuck in flood waters in the 10900 block of Gas House Pike.
Chief 11-1 arrived on the scene. He confirmed that one car was in the water and a patient was still in the car and established command. Chief 11-1 also advised Emergency Communications Center that the car was moving at the time. Rescue Squad 24 and Ambulance 249 staged on the east side of the creek with Chief 11-1.
As units arrived the on the scene, they quickly put a plan together to get to the victim. Personnel from the swift water team walked out to the victim as the water was shallow enough to do a still water rescue. The patient was walked out to a nearby ambulance for evaluation. The patient was transported to Frederick Memorial Hospital for further evaluation. Units went in service as ready and command was terminated.
