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News Release

One Injured In Woodland Construction Accident (Photo) -06/03/25

Incident Number: 25-207305

Date: 06-03-2025

Dispatch Time: 08:30:19

1st Arrival time: 08:36:07

Call Type: Priority 2 - Traumatic Injury

Dispatched Address: LEWIS RIVER RD/INSEL RD, Woodland, 98674

Personnel (Chief Officers / FM): BC21, Chief 22, Chief 23

CCFR Units: T21, E29, E23, M21, TR21, EMS21

Mutual Aid Units -or- 2nd Alarm units: Portland Fire & Rescue, FD6, Vancouver Fire Department, Life Flight, Woodland Police Department

Law Enforcement Units / Jurisdiction: Woodland Police Department

Pertinent dispatch notes: “EXCAVATOR BUCKET LANDED ON A PERSON”

Incident details (Narrative):

At approximately 0830 this morning, Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue responded with several other agencies in a complex multi-agency operation to a traumatic injury off of Lewis River Road in Woodland. A piece of heavy machinery fell onto a worker in a 15 ft trench. With the assistance of Vancouver Fire, Fire District 6, and Portland Fire & Rescue’s Technical Rescue Teams, the individual was able to be extricated, and life flighted out, sustaining injuries to his lower extremities.

Resources included:

2 Fire Engines

1 Ladder Truck

2 Chief Officers

1 Ambulance

1 Woodland Police Department units

1 Life Flight helicopter

Specialized Technical Equipment from CCFR, FD6, Vancouver Fire Dept., and Portland Fire and Rescue

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Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue (CCFR) serves 50,000 people over 125 square miles, including the cities of La Center, Ridgefield, Woodland, and the Cowlitz Indian Reservation. Our combination department includes full-time and volunteer firefighters responding to an average of 5400 fire and emergency medical calls a year. CCFR also provides a wide array of Community Risk Reduction programs including fire inspections, building plan reviews, and a Community Paramedic program. CCFR operates under a balanced budget and has a history of passing independent financial audits by the state.

Attached Media Files: Rescue 1.jpg, Rescue 2.jpg, Rescue 3.jpg, Rescue 4.jpg, Rescue 5.jpg, Rescue 6.jpg,