On January 2, 2004 at 11:54 PM, units from Hughesville Fire and EMS, Waldorf EMS and the Charles County Mobile Intensive Care Unit were alerted to Leonardtown Road and Oliver Shop Road for the auto accident with injuries. Chief 2B (Eddie McPherson), Squad 2 and Ambulance 28 responded immediately. While enroute, units were advised by communications that a police officer was involved in the accident and a medevac helicopter had been dispatched. Hearing that information, Engine 23 and Ambulance 27 responded from the station with seven additional personnel.
Crews arrived to find a four vehicle accident involving three police cruisers and one other vehicle. A total of six patients were evaluated by the three ambulances on the scene. Five patients refused treatment and transport. The injured police officer was medevaced from the scene by MSP Trooper 2. Engine 23 handled the landing site in a nearby soccer field. Hughesville Volunteers responded with four pieces of apparatus and a total of seventeen personnel. A crew of four personnel remained at the station for the next call. Chief 2B was the incident commander and the last unit cleared at 12:45 AM.

The Hughesville Volunteer Fire and EMS send our best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery to the injured officer.