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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.



Multiple Rollover Accident PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 08 March 2006

Zion Crossroads Fire Department was dispatched to Route 15 in the area of the Burger King for a report of a vehicle that had flipped several times.

At 3:15 pm, crews arrived to find a man that removed himself from an SUV that had flipped several times. Bystanders helped the man, who had only minor injuries, until Louisa County Emergency Services transported him to UVA for evaluation. State Police are still investigating the accident.

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Route 15 & I-64: One Trapped PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 28 February 2006

At 6:15 am on Tuesday, February 28, 2006, a call came in for an accident with entrapment at the intersection of Route 15 & I-64.

Upon arrival, fire & rescue crews discovered a man trapped in a car that was struck from the side by a large tractor trailer. The patient was quickly extricated by removing the roof of the vehicle and was transported to UVA Medical Center in serious condition.

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Car Fire Spreads to Dumpster PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 24 February 2006

At Noon on February 24, 2006, Zion Crossroads Fire Department and Louisa Fire Department (Company 1) was dispatched to a new home construction site for a reported vehicle on fire.

The fire quickly spread to a nearby dumpster and was fully involved when units arrived on scene. Both the car and the dumpster were perilously close to the house undergoing construction. Crews raced to extinguish the fire and contain it before it could spread any further.

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Christmas Eve Accident PDF Print E-mail
Saturday, 24 December 2005

Around 2:30 on Christmas Eve, two vehicles collided at the intersection of Route 15 & Route 250, a very busy intersection. Zion Crossroads arrived on the scene and blocked the intersection to one lane of traffic, while the patients were assessed. Luckily, only minor injuries were reported.

There was a very large amount of fluids leaking from the car, so a request for additional units from Palmyra Fire Department to assist with the clean-up and traffic control.

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Tractor Trailer Overturned PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 19 December 2005

Zion Crossroads was dispatched on Monday, December 19th around noon for a tractor trailer carrying three large steel rolls that overturned on Route 15, James Madison Highway. Initial reports included that the fuel tanks of the truck were leaking as well. Wagon-7 arrived on scene shortly thereafter and discovered that there were miraculously no injuries involved with the overturned vehicle.

Diesel fuel was pouring into ditch line and firefighters were quickly able to build a dam in ditch line to stop the spreading of dangerous fuel. It took crews nearly 3 hours to clean the mess up and re-open the busy highway to normal traffic.

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