York County, PA –
Dover Township Fire Department
**CARBON MONOXIDE EMERGENCY**
1/27/23, 1709hrs. Rescue Squad 9 overheard a medical call going out in the Township for the report of an Unconscious Patient. Due to the primary ambulance service being on another call, the Rescue Squad responded with 6 personnel. On arrival they located 1 patient unconscious in a closed garage.
After further investigation they realized the car that was being worked on was still running. Crews metered the garage after donning SCBA and had over 1000PPM of Carbon Monoxide in the garage. E9-1 w/4 added onto the call and assisted with ventilation and metering the entire structure. The patient was transported to the local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.