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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Friday, 01 August 2008 |
Let me preface this article; ZCVFD was not involved in this incident, but I did happen to be in the area at the time of the call. The main reason I including the call on our website is to give a little praise to the guys over at Company 24 in Orange County. This amazing group of dedicated volunteers never ceases to amaze me how they leave the station on a call with every engine packed with firefighters. Not only do they have an amazing level of participation by their members, they do a great job on scene. This call is one of those examples. Extrication of the driver was completed by the time the first EMS unit arrived on scene, allowing the EMS personnel easy access to the critical patient. Great job, guys!
On Thursday, July 31, 2008, a single vehicle accident on South Spotswood Trail in Louisa County left the driver in critical condition. At around 5 pm, a car traveling east on Route 33, near Gordonsville, allegedly lost control and struck a tree, trapping the unidentified female driver inside. Firefighters from Gordonsville Fire Company quickly responded to the scene and began to extricate the female. Louisa County Emergency Services transported the victim to UVA Medical Center. The accident is under investigation by Virginia State Police. Traffic was closed on Route 33 for nearly an hour while the accident scene was cleared.
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Tuesday, 24 June 2008 |
On Tuesday, June 24, 2008 shortly after 9 in the morning, the Zion Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department, along Louisa County Emergency Services was dispatched to the intersection of Route 15, James Madison Highway, and Interstate 64 for a tractor-trailer that had overturned.
The truck was carrying round 47,000 pounds of empty glass beer bottles to be recycled, when the driver lost control of the truck while turning onto Route 15 southbound. The truck then overturned and was blocking one lane of Route 15 at the intersection. The driver escaped with only minor injuries and was transported to the hospital by Louisa EMS.
The truck was leaking diesel fuel into the grass and a Hazardous Materials contractor was called in to assist with the clean-up efforts. Route 15 southbound was shut down for approximately an hour while crews up righted the truck.
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Friday, 18 April 2008 |
 On Saturday, April 19, 2008, The Zion Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department, along with Mineral Rescue Squad was dispatched near the intersection of James Madison Highway (Route 15) and East Jack Jouett Road for a vehicle accident.
Wagon 7 arrived to find a single vehicle accident that had rolled down an embankment and was resting on its roof. Fire Rescue 7-1 arrived soon after and began treating two occupants that had self-extricated themselves from the car. Mineral Rescue also arrived on scene shortly after and assisted in packaging the two patients for transport to the hospital.
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Thursday, 17 April 2008 |
 On Friday, April 18, 2008, The Zion Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the intersection of James Madison Highway (Route 15) and Route 250 for a 3-vehicle accident with possible entrapment.
Wagon 7 arrived to find a tractor-trailer that had flipped onto its side and had struck two other vehicles that were stopped at the traffic light in the opposite lanes on 250. Louisa County Emergency Services arrived in Medic 91 to evaluate the people involved in the accident. Luckily, all the occupants of the vehicles involved walked away with no injuries.
Virginia State Police along with the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office are conducting an investigation as to what caused the truck, that was hauling trash, to flip onto it’s side. Fire units cleared the scene after a few hours, assisting VDOT in traffic control and removing the unsafe truck from the roadway.
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Friday, 11 April 2008 |
 At 6:30 pm on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, the Zion Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the intersection of Mallory Road and Route 250 for a single-car accident with entrapment. Wagon 7 and Car 7 were enroute within seconds of the dispatch and 911 Operators also advised that the car was on fire.
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