Multi-Casualty Auto Accident in Pacfica

On September 30, 2012 at approximately 7:05pm, four Fire Companies, five ambulances, one Ambulance Supervisor and one Chief Officer, responded to a “head-on” motor vehicle accident involving multiple victims on Sharp Park Road at College Drive in Pacifica.

The first arriving fire company assessed the incident and based on the number of victims requested additional resources. Firefighter paramedics coordinated triage and treatment of the seven victims, several of which required extrication, with ambulance personnel and all victims were transported to San Francisco General Hospital for further evaluation and treatment. The incident was mitigated in approximately one hour and is under investigation by the Pacifica Police Department.