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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. 

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Firefighters tend to a patient who was extricated from the overturned vehicle.
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Emergency vehicles line Highway 50 where a vehicle had left the roadway, rolling over multiple times.
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Firefighters work to stabilize the overturned vehicle and extricate a trapped driver.
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Firefighters work to cut the vehicle's roof with extrication equipment.
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Firefighters work to extricate the trapped driver.
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Firefighters work to cut the vehicle's roof with extrication equipment.
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Firefighters work to remove a victim from a vehicle after partially removing the vehicle's roof. 
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Firefighters work to remove a victim from a vehicle after partially removing the vehicle's roof. 
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California Highway Patrol parked along Highway 50.
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Firefighters and law enforcement officers working to provide assistance to an injured motorist.
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Firefighters and law enforcement officers working to provide assistance to an injured motorist.
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Engine 2771 stands by as a tow wrecker prepares to recover the vehicle. 
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Medic 25, Division 7705 and Engine 26 park alongside Highway 50. 
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Engine 26 at the Placerville Airport.
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Engine 26 at the Placerville Airport.
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Engine 26 and Engine 17 at the Placerville Airport.
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