City of Cambridge, MA
04/02/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/02/2026 06:42
Technical Rescue - overturned excavator - April 1, 2026
Engine 5, Ladder 2, Rescue 1, Squad 2, Division 1 & H1 operated on scene.
On duty: group 2
IC: A/DC Mercer
Cambridge Police officers and Inspectional Services reps also assisted on scene.
Firefighters work to extricate a person was trapped under an overturned excavator at a construction site
Firefighters are using airbags, shoring and sheeting to stabilize the small excavator during the rescue operation
The overturned, small excavator is kept stabilized and secured during the extrication of a trapped victim
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