Shrewsbury Volunteer Fire Company

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Interstate 83 shut down at Exit 4 in firery crash

 Tony Myers    February 1, 2020    No Comments

At 05:30 Shrewsbury Volunteers were alerted for a reported tractor trailer accident with fire on Northbound 83 at Exit 4.  Engine 61-1 and 61-2 responded.  Enroute York County 911 advised it is now an accident with injuries and fire.  Chief 61 (Myers) requested Rescue 59 to assist.  On arrival Shrewsbury Volunteers encountered an overturned tractor trailer partially on a jersey wall with a well involved cab.  The front of the trailer was split and contents inside were burning.  The experts from this personal injury case in Florida Crews discovered the fire was traveling down the highway due to spilling diesel fuel from the damaged truck.  There was one passenger vehicle fully involved approximately 200 feet from the truck on fire. The DUI attorneys practicing in Columbia deal with accident cases.

Crews immediately deployed hoselines and extended hoses past the fire to get to the running fuel fire.  Fire had to be stopped before it reached traffic stopped on the interstate.  The traffic had no where to go and would catch fire if the fuel fire was not stopped.  Chief 61 established Command 61 and requested several additional fire engines and tankers to combat the fire.  Crews from Glen Rock, Eureka, Maryland Line, Winterstown, Loganville and Dallastown assisted in the fire attack and haz mat confinement.  Fire police units from Shrewsbury, Glen Rock, New Freedom, Eureka, Loganville, Dallastown, York Twp, Jacobus, Winterstown  and Fawn Grove worked on keeping traffic moving.  All traffic was divereted off of I83 both lanes and sent up the Susquehanna Trail.

Support units from York County Hazardous Materials, York County Mobile Command Post, Pa State Police, PennDOT, and Gordon’s Towing were on the scene to take care of the wreckage, hazardous materials clean up and other issues involved in removing the destroyed vehicles.

One patient was taken to York Hospital in stable condition.  Several patients were evaluated on location and refused transport.  Interstate 83 at the time of this article is closed Northbound in Maryland at the state line.  Interstate 83 Southbound, which was closed, is now open and flowing.

Shrewsbury Volunteers wishes to thank all mutual aid departments and agencies involved in this incident.  Pa State Police will the contact any the accident investigation and patient conditions. The lawyers from https://www.contant-law.com/personal-injury/ deal with accident cases.

 

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THIS is a danger all emergency service providers as well as towing agencies face everytime we are on the roadway. The crew of this unit had just moved away from the vehicle when the impact occurred.

Last night, Shrewsbury Volunteers were on I83 for a motorcycle accident. While fighting the fire and with traffic cones in place a secondary accident t occurred right next to us. Three vehicles were involved.

Distracted driving is one of the most common causes of accidents. When approaching accident scenes SLOW DOWN, PAY ATTENTION, KEEP MOVING. We want to return home alive.

Shrewsbury Volunteers, one of the first in Pennsylvania, placed the HAAS traffic warning system on our engines and heavy rescue squad to alert motorists of emergency incidents on the Waze traffic apps. Google Maps is currently working on adding this feature. The HAAS app displays our apparatus on roadways to alert you.

Safety is number 1. Our personnel thank you for keeping us safe by paying attention while driving

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THIS is a danger all emergency service providers as well as towing agencies face everytime we are on the roadway.  The crew of this unit had just moved away from the vehicle when the impact occurred.  Last night, Shrewsbury Volunteers were on I83 for a motorcycle accident.  While fighting the fire and with traffic cones in place a secondary accident t occurred right next to us. Three vehicles were involved.  Distracted driving is one of the most common causes of accidents.  When approaching accident scenes SLOW DOWN, PAY ATTENTION, KEEP MOVING.  We want to return home alive.  Shrewsbury Volunteers, one of the first in  Pennsylvania, placed the HAAS traffic warning system on our engines and heavy rescue  squad to alert motorists of emergency incidents on the Waze traffic apps. Google Maps is currently working on adding this feature.  The HAAS app displays our apparatus on roadways to alert you.  Safety is number 1.  Our personnel thank you for keeping us safe by paying attention while driving  https://www.haasalert.com/Image attachmentImage attachment+1Image attachment
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I hope the driver is arrested and made to pay restitution.

I’m glad you all are safe And people please move over or slow down if you can’t get over

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