In the early morning hours of November 23, Rescue 13 B Group members were special called to Somerdale for a motor vehicle accident, vehicle into a house. Somerdale Fire Department was reporting a mid-sized SUV that crashed into a house, possibly compromising the structural integrity of the house. No occupants were trapped as the house was vacant and the driver of the SUV was extricated by the police on scene and transported to the hospital by EMS.
Rescue Company 13 and Collapse Unit 13 responded under the command of Lieutenant Art West. On arrival, companies surveyed the scene assessing the damage to the house. It was determined that no structural shoring was needed by the rescue company as there was no evidence of structural compromise as well as the fact that there was no life safety danger on the scene. Rescue Company structural shoring is reserved to reduce the danger to company members in the event that a victim requires rescue.Rescue 13 members remained on scene until the vehicle was pulled from the house by a local towing company.
