BELLEVUE FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO HIGH SPEED HEAD ON TRAFFIC RESCUE ON I-90

Just after midnight on Saturday, February 20th, 2010, Bellevue Firefighter/Paramedics assigned to Medic 3, Medic 2, and MSO 5 were dispatched to assist Firefighters from Eastside Fire and Rescue on a high speed collision on I-90 near North Bend, Washington. Arriving crews found three victims, two of whom were in critical condition and trapped in a severely mangled vehicle. Firefighters from Ladder 87, supported by other crews worked relentlessly to free the trapped victims. In all, Medic 3, 2, MSO 5, Engine 71, Ladder 87, 73, Aid 71, 281, 88, Air Unit 81, and Battalion 71 responded on the rescue. Both trapped victims were freed from the twisted metal and treated and transported by firefighter/paramedics assigned to Medic 3 and 2 to Harborview Trauma Center in Seattle. The third, lesser injured victim was transported by Aid 88 to Overlake Hospital in Bellevue. Further information was not available at the time of this posting.