PGFD Personnel Honored for Rescuing Man From Mulch Machine
About 50 firefighters, paramedics, and rescuers helped pull an injured worker from a piece of heavy machinery last April in Laurel.
Firefighters, paramedics, technical rescue personnel were honored Monday for their role in safely extracting a man from a piece of heavy equipment last spring in Laurel. On April 21, 2012, responders from the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department were dispatched to the 5400 block of Van Dusen Road after a 911 caller said a worker had become pinned in a mulch colorizing machine. After assessing the man's situation, the department brought in a wide array of emergency resources and specialists to perform a "complicated and intense rescue" of the man, later identified as Larry Marshall Potter, 60, of Maysville, WV. The procedure included "hauling systems, EMS Care, safety systems, liaisons, air monitoring, landing zones, and manual …
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