On 08-10-04 at 5:10 AM units from Hughesville Fire and EMS and Benedict EMS were alerted to Prince Frederick Road and Goode Road for the auto accident with injuries. Units arrived to find a passenger car and a four wheel drive truck that was towing a trailer involved in the collision. One victim was trapped in the passenger car and was extricated by the squad crew. There were two additional victims, one of which was refusing treatment or transport and another with a leg injury. Hughesville’s second ambulance was requested to the scene, because no other ambulances were responding. Hughesville’s Ambulance 28 cared for the trapped victim while Hughesville’s Ambulance 27 cared for the patient with the leg injury. Calvert County Medic 3 responded to the scene and assisted Ambulance 28’s crew, because all Charles County medic units were committed on other calls. A medevac helicopter, Maryland State Police Trooper 2 responded to the scene and transported Ambulance 28’s patient to an area trauma center. Hughesville Tanker 2 responded to a nearby field and set up a landing zone for the helicopter. Chief 2B (Eddie McPherson) was the incident commander.








