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Firefighters work to rescue occupants from an upside-down white car after a crash in a concrete ditch. Emergency equipment, hoses, and a ladder are visible at the scene.

RESCUE ENGINE 33 EXTRICATES ONE IN THE FIRST DUE

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On May 28th at 1830 hours, #RescueEngine33 was dispatched for a vehicle accident in the 3300 blk of Pennsy Dr. RE33 arrived to find a vehicle overturned, in a concrete drainage culvert with 1 trapped. As the OIC filled out the remainder of the Rescue assignment, the crew immediately began stabilization of the vehicle utilizing a chain bridle with the #Paratech #HydraFusion struts. Once stabilized, the driver’s door was removed to access the victim and a stokes basket operation was initiated to remove him up the slope to PA830 for transport.

Firefighters in yellow and black gear work to rescue or investigate a white car flipped upside down in a concrete drainage ditch, with water around the vehicle and hoses lying on the grass nearby.

Four firefighters in yellow-striped gear work around an overturned white car in a concrete drainage ditch with shallow water. Rescue equipment and hoses are visible, and a guardrail is bent above the scene.

Firefighters work at an emergency scene with fire trucks, hoses stretched across the street, and equipment on the ground. Police vehicles are visible in the background near a fenced area.

Firefighters stand by as a fire truck labeled "28" is parked on a street with hoses laid out on the ground. Trees, power lines, and a fenced area are visible under a partly cloudy sky.

Firefighters work to rescue occupants from an upside-down white car after a crash in a concrete ditch. Emergency equipment, hoses, and a ladder are visible at the scene.