Oakland responds to Easter Day roll-over on Rt. 287 |
| By By RAYMOND SHATTUCK 1st Responder Network Senior C | |
| April 8, 2007 | |
| Oakland, NJ - On Sunday April 8, 2007 at about 6:40 pm, the Oakland First Aid Squad and Fire Department responded to a vehicle roll-over in the north bound lane of Rt. 287 in the area of exit 57. Initial reports also had the vehicle on fire with entrapment, and North Star Medevac was put on standby. The first arriving police officer requested more BLS units, two more BLS units were dispatched, one each from Pompton Lakes and Wanaque. Oakland Fire Chief Pete Sondervan (1030) arrived on scene and established command, he reported there was no fire and no entrapment. There were only minor injuries and two victims were transported to the hospital by Oakland and Pompton's BLS units. |
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