Firefighters Extricate Driver From Highway 50 and Smith Flat Collision

April 25, 2022 — Just after noon today Engine 26, Engine 17, Division 7705, and Medic 25 responded with CAL FIRE Amador-El Dorado Unit Engine 2771 for a single-vehicle traffic collision on westbound US 50 just east of Smith Flat Road. CHP - Placerville was at scene. Firefighters worked to disentangle and extricate the driver of the vehicle. The victim was in serious condition according to Paramedics and was transported by Medic 25 to the Placerville Airport where REACH Air Medical Services Calstar 3 air ambulance had landed to receive the victim. The patient was flown to Sutter Roseville Medical Center for treatment. 

 Vehicle extrication operations require specialized equipment and training. Due to the geographic distances covered by each of our engines, that equipment cache is replicated on every engine. When seconds count, it is impractical for Firefighters to wait minutes for the right equipment to arrive. The investment in specialty training and equipment is continuously necessary due to the high volume of vehicle collisions our Firefighters respond to and the challenging environments in which they occur. 

Emergency responders are assisting at the scene of a vehicle rollover accident on the side of a highway.
Firefighters tend to a patient who was extricated from the overturned vehicle.
The image shows a roadside scene with emergency vehicles, green vegetation, and a highway sign under a clear blue sky.
Emergency vehicles line Highway 50 where a vehicle had left the roadway, rolling over multiple times.
Emergency responders work at the scene of an overturned vehicle in a grassy area, surrounded by trees.
Firefighters work to stabilize the overturned vehicle and extricate a trapped driver.
Firefighters from El Dorado County respond to an overturned vehicle in a grassy area, assessing the situation.
Firefighters work to cut the vehicle's roof with extrication equipment.
Firefighters work on a damaged vehicle, likely performing a rescue or extrication with specialized equipment.
Firefighters work to extricate the trapped driver.
Firefighters are assisting at the scene of a car accident in a wooded area. The vehicle is overturned.
Firefighters work to cut the vehicle's roof with extrication equipment.
Emergency responders are attending to a vehicle accident, working on a car that appears to be overturned in a natural setting.
Firefighters work to remove a victim from a vehicle after partially removing the vehicle's roof. 
First responders work at the scene of an overturned vehicle in a wooded area, assisting a person inside.
Firefighters work to remove a victim from a vehicle after partially removing the vehicle's roof. 
A sunny roadside scene featuring a highway patrol car with trees and an open road in the background.
California Highway Patrol parked along Highway 50.
Emergency responders are gathered near a vehicle near trees in a grassy area, likely attending to an incident.
Firefighters and law enforcement officers working to provide assistance to an injured motorist.
Emergency responders and law enforcement are gathered near an overturned vehicle in a grassy area, surrounded by trees.
Firefighters and law enforcement officers working to provide assistance to an injured motorist.
A yellow tow truck and firefighters are near an overturned vehicle on the roadside, with a blank sign in the foreground.
Engine 2771 stands by as a tow wrecker prepares to recover the vehicle. 
An ambulance and fire truck are parked on the roadside near a highway exit sign for Newtown Rd/Broadway. Green hills in the background.
Medic 25, Division 7705 and Engine 26 park alongside Highway 50. 
The image features a close-up of a fire truck labeled "El Dorado County," with a clear blue sky and distant hills in the background.
Engine 26 at the Placerville Airport.
A red fire truck parked on a wide, open area under a clear blue sky with distant hills visible.
Engine 26 at the Placerville Airport.
Two El Dorado County fire trucks parked on an airstrip, with mountains and a blue sky in the background.
Engine 26 and Engine 17 at the Placerville Airport.
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