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Yantic responds mutual aid to Franklin
February 05, 2026 | CONNECTICUT
CRAIG MAERKEL, Correspondent

Photo by Alex HuntPost patient extrication.
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
At 1:13am on the morning of February 5th the Yantic Fire Engine Company #1 responded mutual aid to the area of 742 Route-32 in the Town of Franklin for an MVA with entrapment. Franklin and Yantic firefighters extricated one patient from a van that struck a tree. Yantic firefighters utilized Hurst battery powered extrication tools that were recently placed into service on their Rescue-3.