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Friday, October 31, 2008

Report # 103108-031

Charlotte Fire Department

News Media After Action Report


Report # 103108-031

RE: Car crashes into house/ 326 W Arrowood Rd

Benchmarks
Dispatched – 2:50 pm
First CFD Unit Arrives – 2:52 pm
Control Time – 3:01 pm

CFD Personnel/Units
CFD – 24/ 7
Battalions 5, Engines 20, 26, 12, 11, Ladder 26, Rescue 10, USAR-1

Structure/ Location
One-story wood frame dwelling

Cause & Origin/Damage Estimates
CMPD is the investigating agency

Injuries/Accidents
The driver and one of the occupant’s of the house were taken to an area hospital for treatment.

Evacuations/ Persons Displaced
Family of three (3) displaced

Incident Synopsis
Just before 3:00 pm Friday afternoon, a 4-door sedan crashed into a single story home resulting in significant damage to the structure. Within 10 minutes of their arrival members of the Charlotte Fire Dept were able to free the elderly male driver who was trapped in his car. The driver and a teenage male occupant of the home were transported to an area hospital for treatment of what appears to be non-life threatening injuries. The CFD’s Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team that serves as a structural collapse company remained on scene Friday afternoon to ensure the stability of the structure.


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