Lebanon Fire Responds To Serious Motor Vehicle Accident With Entrapment (Photo)
- 06/10/26
At 11:21 a.m. this morning, Lebanon Fire District responded to a reported motor vehicle crash in the 32000 block of Berlin Road.
The Battalion Chief arrived on scene to find a single vehicle with heavy damage off the roadway and a female occupant trapped inside. An off-duty volunteer firefighter with Lebanon Fire District had arrived prior to responding units and was providing initial emergency care. The vehicle’s other two occupants, an adult male and a child, had already exited the vehicle.
Engine 31 arrived and immediately began extrication operations using hydraulic rescue tools while Medic 31 personnel provided advanced medical care to the entrapped patient. Medic 34, a second medic unit arrived and began assessment and treatment of the other two occupants.
Firefighters were able to safely extricate the female patient in less than 10 minutes despite significant vehicle damage.
All three occupants were transported to Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis for evaluation and treatment.
Incidents involving entrapment are resource-intensive and require a significant number of personnel and apparatus. This call utilized all available staffed Lebanon Fire District units. During the incident, a first alarm for personnel was initiated to request available off-duty and volunteer firefighters respond either directly to the incident or to staff district stations and maintain emergency coverage for the community.
While crews remained committed to this incident, another medical emergency occurred within the district and was covered by Lebanon Fire volunteers with an ambulance response from Albany Fire Department.
Berlin Road was closed during the incident to allow emergency operations and ensure responder safety.
Lebanon Police Department and the Linn County Sheriff’s Office assisted with traffic control and scene management.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Lebanon Fire Responds To Serious Motor Vehicle Accident With Entrapment (Photo)
- 06/10/26
At 11:21 a.m. this morning, Lebanon Fire District responded to a reported motor vehicle crash in the 32000 block of Berlin Road.
The Battalion Chief arrived on scene to find a single vehicle with heavy damage off the roadway and a female occupant trapped inside. An off-duty volunteer firefighter with Lebanon Fire District had arrived prior to responding units and was providing initial emergency care. The vehicle’s other two occupants, an adult male and a child, had already exited the vehicle.
Engine 31 arrived and immediately began extrication operations using hydraulic rescue tools while Medic 31 personnel provided advanced medical care to the entrapped patient. Medic 34, a second medic unit arrived and began assessment and treatment of the other two occupants.
Firefighters were able to safely extricate the female patient in less than 10 minutes despite significant vehicle damage.
All three occupants were transported to Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis for evaluation and treatment.
Incidents involving entrapment are resource-intensive and require a significant number of personnel and apparatus. This call utilized all available staffed Lebanon Fire District units. During the incident, a first alarm for personnel was initiated to request available off-duty and volunteer firefighters respond either directly to the incident or to staff district stations and maintain emergency coverage for the community.
While crews remained committed to this incident, another medical emergency occurred within the district and was covered by Lebanon Fire volunteers with an ambulance response from Albany Fire Department.
Berlin Road was closed during the incident to allow emergency operations and ensure responder safety.
Lebanon Police Department and the Linn County Sheriff’s Office assisted with traffic control and scene management.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
