East County Fire Protection District responded to more than 460 vehicle collisions during 2005. This figure includes auto aid response into the Lakeside, Alpine and El Cajon. East County Fire Protection District has been awarded funds to purchase new air bags, a fully equipped extraction system that includes a hydraulic spreader/cutter and a hydraulic power unit, rams, hydraulic hoses, ram attachment and extension sets, cutters and mini spreaders.

The San Diego Rural Fire Protection District and San Diego CDF are collaborating on an effort to provide a better level of service. The Fire District is 720 square miles with 2 major freeways that run through it being Interstate 8 and State Hwy 94. Annually the collaborative run approximately 550 motor vehicle related incidents. The incidents range in severity from minor injury, vehicles with trapped victims, to vehicles over the side into canyons. Average daily trips according to SANDAG in this service area are 32.7K. This is a cumulative total for Interstate 8 (16.5K, and Hwy 94 (16.2K). It is believed that the North American Free Trade Agreement has and will continue to increase these average daily trip numbers.

The Pine Valley Fire Protection District’s response static’s for the last three years show that approximately 35% of our call volume is to vehicle accidents on the freeways in all weather conditions. Given the high speeds of freeway traffic and the nature of secondary backcountry roads, “working” vehicle rescues where traffic control along with the use of rescue tools make up a large portion of our emergency workload. The Pine Valley Fire Protection District has been awarded funds to purchase a new rescue vehicle and a fully equipped extraction system with hydraulic spreader/cutter and a hydraulic power unit, rams, hydraulic hoses, ram attachment and extension sets, cutters and mini spreaders.