Overturned Bucket Truck In Long Valley Makes For Manic Monday

LONG VALLEY, NJ - An overturned bucket truck on Schooley's Mountain Road kicked off a busy Monday for the Long Valley First Aid Squad.

According to officials, the LVFAS was dispatched by Morris County Communications Center to an MVA involving an overturned bucket truck on Schooley's Mountain Road near Big Turn. EMS and Rescue Services members responded with EMS-2 and Rescue 1. As this incident was unfolding a second medical assignment was staffed by the EMS crews with EMS-3.

EMS crews assessed one patient from the accident who refused transportation to the hospital. Rescue Services members removed a few sections of guard rail for Morris County Roads Department while Long Valley Fire Company No.1 mitigated a large fluid spill, officials said.

As LVFAS cleared the MVA, two simultaneous medical calls were dispatched in which EMS 2 and EMS 3 responded, transporting both patients to Hackettstown Medical Center, officials said.

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