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Incidents of Note • January: 23-NG0003 A1 and crew handled a patient in labor with multi ple complications. The crew in A1 performed life-saving interventions for the unborn child, delivering the patient to Labor & Delivery at MMC within an hour of the initial call, where the patient was able to deliver twin girls. • February: 23-NG0071 Crews handled a snowmobile accident with life-threatening injuries and structural collapse. A1 rapidly transported a trauma patient to Maine Medical Center, delivering the patient to definitive care in less than 50 minutes from being dispatched. • March: 23-NG0104: Companies operated at a building fire on Sab bathday Road. The original call had a report of victims trapped. First-arriving companies had water on the fire within 2 minutes of on scene arrival and within 7 minutes of the initial dispatch. They were able to flow and knock the fire back in order to search for victims. Additional crews searched by entering a window in the rear of the structure and going beyond the room to meet up with the crew on the hose line. We train our members to aggressively occupy the interior and searchable space. For many, this was their first fire. They accom plished this mission, giving any potential victims the best chance for the best possible outcome. • April: 23-NG0166: Engine 2 and Tank 2 responded mutual aid to a 3 alarm building fire in Pownal. Engine 2 established a water supply at a draft site and Tank 2 shuttled water. Crews returned after four and a half hours of work. • April: 23-NG0174: Engine 2 and Utility 1 responded as mutual aid to Raymond for a 3 alarm woods fire. Crews dug fire line and cleaned up hot spots, returning to town after 2 hours. • July: 23-NG0308 Mutual Aid to Auburn for a multiple alarm building fire. Engine 3 and crew performed fire attack, RIT, and overhaul. En gine 3 returned to service after 3 hours. • July: 23-NG0314 Mutual Aid to Durham for a multiple alarm building fire. Tank 2 supplied 6 loads of water (approximately 15,000 gallons) before returning in service after 3.5 hours. • July: 23-NG0318 Motor Vehicle Accident with entrapment on Maine Street. A1 transported a trauma patient to the hospital, providing care at the paramedic level. • July: 23-NG0320 Motor Vehicle Accident on I-95 SB. A1 transported a trauma patient to the hospital, providing care at the paramedic level. • July: 23-NG0321 Motorcycle Accident on Bald Hill Road. A1 transported a trauma patient to the hospital, providing care at the paramedic level. • August: 23-NG0359 Motor Vehicle Accident on Lewiston Road in volving 3 vehicles and multiple patients. A1 delivered a trauma patient to MMC in 51 minutes from the initial time of dispatch. Call company members who are also EMS providers provided patient care until a

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