Derby Crash Required Heavy-Vehicle Stabilization and Extrication
Photo by Courtesy of Shelton Fire Department
Photo by Courtesy of Shelton Fire Department
Photo by Courtesy of Shelton Fire Department
— September 28 — Firefighters and emergency responders from Derby, Shelton, and Ansonia rushed to a tractor-trailer collision in Derby, Connecticut, on Monday morningafter the truck hit a stone wall and left its driver severely trapped inside the cab.
The Derby Fire Department was one of the first emergency services sent to the location near Derby Avenue and Main Street, just outside St. Michael’s Church, around 4:40 a.m. Shelton’s Echo Hose Hook & Ladder Co. A request for mutual aid was made around 4:44 a.m. Fire and rescue personnel from Ansonia also provided assistance.
Before extrication could start, crews identified that the damaged tractor-trailer required stabilization. Shelton’s Squad 1 helped secure the vehicle, while firefighters from Derby and Ansonia worked to extricate the driver from the cab. The reports showed that the extrication lasted approximately 45 minutes and required specialized hydraulic rescue tools.
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