Hawthorne Firefighters Used Extrication Tools After Two-Car Crash

Hawthorne, N.J. — November 2 — On Monday, November 2, Hawthorne Fire Department personnel were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision involving reported entrapment at the intersection of Diamond Bridge and Hawthorne Avenue.

Following the suppression of a preliminary working fire at an automotive repair facility on Goffle Road, fire crews were mobilized to the location, where they subsequently discovered a two-vehicle collision; upon arrival, responding units identified occupants of one vehicle who required extrication assistance.

Crews deployed hydraulic extrication tools to remove a vehicle door and create access to the occupants. The operation allowed emergency medical services personnel to reach and assist those involved in the crash.

Vehicle extrication demanded seamless coordination between firefighting and emergency medical services crews, who synchronized their efforts to secure access points while simultaneously facilitating patient extraction. To ensure operational proficiency in rescues involving compromised vehicles, the department has implemented specialized training modules dedicated to vehicle extrication, thereby maintaining the requisite skill levels among its personnel.

The response necessitated assigning a second task to Hawthorne firefighters, whose morning was already in progress, after they had previously conducted fire suppression and ventilation operations at the Goffle Road business. By approximately 1:30 p.m., every Hawthorne company had resumed an available status subsequent to the extrication operation. Headquartered at 445 Lafayette Avenue, the Hawthorne Fire Department provided service to the borough via its constituent volunteer fire companies.