A piece of heavy machinery fell onto a worker in a 15-foot trench
At about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday (June 3), Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue responded with several other agencies in a complex multi-agency operation to a traumatic injury off of Lewis River Road in Woodland.
A piece of heavy machinery fell onto a worker in a 15-foot trench. With the assistance of Vancouver Fire, Fire District 6, and Portland Fire & Rescue’s Technical Rescue Teams, the individual was able to be extricated, and life flighted out, sustaining injuries to his lower extremities.
Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue (CCFR) serves 50,000 people over 125 square miles, including the cities of La Center, Ridgefield, Woodland, and the Cowlitz Indian Reservation. Our combination department includes full-time and volunteer firefighters responding to an average of 5400 fire and emergency medical calls a year. CCFR also provides a wide array of Community Risk Reduction programs including fire inspections, building plan reviews, and a Community Paramedic program. CCFR operates under a balanced budget and has a history of passing independent financial audits by the state.
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