Attention
Some of the pictures and stories shown on the following pages may be disturbing. In many of these cases, the stories are tragic. People have been seriously injured and in some instances, killed. Those involved frequently have suffered very significant, sometimes permanent injuries. The patients, their families, and their friends have all suffered as a result of these events.
We often receive calls from patients or their families asking us about what happened during an incident. The following photos and stories are provided, similar to a newspaper account, for educational and informational purposes. It is our hope that through education, tragic incidents such as these can be prevented.
Every ZCVFD member that responded to these calls sends their thoughts and condolences to those touched by these incidents.
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Tuesday, 26 September 2006 |
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On Tuesday, September 26, 2006, The Zion Crossroads
Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to assist Fluvanna County
for a bulldozer on fire. Engine 7 was first to arrive on scene and found a
bulldozer that was clearing a lot fully involved. The firefighters quickly put
out the heavy equipment fire with water. Luckily, the dozer was not a complete
loss, but heavy damage was done to the engine compartment.
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Monday, 25 September 2006 |
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On Monday, September 25, 2006, The Zion Crossroads Volunteer
Fire Department, along with Company 1, was dispatched to the intersection of Three Notch Road
(Route 250) and Courthouse Road
(Route 208) for a two car accident.
Wagon 7 arrived on scene first and found a car in the middle
of the intersection with heavy damage. The second vehicle, a large pick-up,
sustained only minor damage. Both drivers were treated at the scene and
released with only minor injuries.
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Friday, 08 September 2006 |
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On a sunny Friday afternoon, ZCVFD was dispatched for a
reported one vehicle into a tree with a patient trapped in the car. Attack 7
and Wagon 7 arrived on scene at the 4300 Block of Columbia Road and found one
critically injured patient that was awake and talking.
Crews immediately used the hydraulic tools to remove the
right front door to gain access to the patient and remove him for the vehicle.
Fire Medic 6 then transported the patient to UVA Medical
Center. After State
Police investigated the scene, crews were back in service in less than an hour.
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Friday, 08 September 2006 |
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On a sunny Friday morning, ZCVFD was dispatched for a
reported truck and camper accident on Interstate 64 westbound at the 134 mile
marker. When units first arrived on scene, they discovered the camper resting
across the left travel lane of the interstate and what appeared to be a truck
in the trees in the median.
Upon closer inspection, the emergency crews discovered the
camper had actually blown a tire which caused the pick-up truck to lose control
and swerve into the median. The driver did an amazing job bringing his truck to
a stop within inches of the trees and had actually no damage to the front of
his truck. Miraculously, no one was injured in this potentially dangerous
accident.
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Thursday, 06 July 2006 |
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Shortly before 8pm on Thursday, July 6th, one tractor trailer was exiting
Interstate 64 westbound and struck another tractor trailer that was headed
northbound on James Madison
Highway (Route 15). The force of the accident
pushed the second tractor trailer into the median and was close to tipping onto
its side. Both northbound lanes of James
Madison Highway were shut down for approximately 90
minutes until wrecker crews could clear the blocked road. Luckily, no one was
injured.
This intersection is one of the most dangerous intersections at Zion
Crossroads and accidents are frequent as vehicles are coming off the busy I-64.
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