Fort Bragg

7 people hurt in big accident on Highway 20 East of Fort Bragg- not as bad as feared, two extricated, helicopters called off, injured taken by ambulance

From the CHP Ukiah log… more details when we get them.

1:03pm CANCEL SONOMA COUNTY 1, AIR AMBULANCE.

📌12:58PM ALL PATIENTS TRANSPORTED. SOME WENT BY PRIVATE VEHICLE.

📌12:33PM 2 w/MINOR INJ. TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL ON COAST. REACH 5 CANCELED.

📌11:59AM ALL OCCUPANTS GETTING OUT, MAIN CONCERN IS TRANSPORTING

📌PULL AHEAD OF STATE PARKS, WILL NEED EXTRICATION EQUIPMENT SET UP.

📌11:56AM 1309 ETA for REACH

📌11:51am 2 Immediate patients. Total of 7 patients. Starting 1 additional ambulance.

1Hr and 9 Mins for one Helicopter. Under an hour if Reach Accepts.

📌11:50AM REQ 2 1185/Tow, VEH ON ITS WHEELS BLOCKING WB LN // 2ND – VEH APPX 20 FT OVER THE SIDE ON ITS SIDE

📌11:35AM 1039 HOWARD CDF

📌11:35AM CAL FIRE HOWARD LINE BUSY

📌11:34AM RP NOT SURE WHERE THEY ARE // UNKN ON IF 1125 // SHE AND HER HUSBAND ARE TRAPPED

📌11:34AM HEAD ON TC

📌11:34AM TWO VEH

📌11:33AM PARENTS VEH

📌11:32AM VEH IN DITCH

📌11:32AM HIT RP’S PARENTS HEAD ON

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