Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Motor Vehicle”
In part three of the series, Arvada Auto X instructor Donny Ottaway gives firefighters tips while setting up two Rescue 42s with a ratchet strap base, designed to simultaneously catch and stabilize the car as the anchor team hoists the overturned vehicle onto its side. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: So we’ll have a stabilization group that’s working with me on the Rescue …
This multi-part fireground training series teaches firefighters how to set up a tie back rig system to create space between a vehicle and barrier in a vehicle extrication scenario. In part two of the series, Next Level Extrication Instructor Paul Shoemaker gives firefighters tips on how to anchor the tie back system for maximum load capacity. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: Below is …
This multi-part fireground training series teaches firefighters how to set up a tie back rig system to create space between a vehicle and barrier in a vehicle extrication scenario. In part one of the series, Next Level Extrication Instructor Paul Shoemaker takes firefighters through step-by-step instruction on proper technique with a GripHoist. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: (Arvada Auto X 2023 Instructor, Donny …
This vehicle extrication training teaches firefighters how to properly and safely use Paratech struts to lift a heavy tanker off an SUV. Arvada Auto X Instructor Mike Ulibarri takes firefighters through step-by-step instruction on the lifting technique used in heavy vehicle accidents. Proper technique with a Paratech strut results in quicker victim rescue. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: On this one, the best …
In this continued vehicle extrication training, instructor Bryce Segovia takes firefighters through step-by-step instruction on the stabilization technique using Paratech struts within multi-car pile-up accidents. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: So, we’ll show you kind of how to do that, but you can use these in a typical tension buttress. Tie them right to each other and still ratchet it or you can …
Arvada Auto X instructor, Bryce Segovia challenges firefighters with this multi-car pile-up extrication scenario at Arvada Auto X 2023 featuring Next Level Extrication in Arvada, CO. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: My name’s Bryce. I’m with Arvada fire. I’ve been with 16 years. I’m on Truck 54 right now. So this, this one we created three years ago. Brand new to Auto X, …
Arvada Auto X instructor, Scott Johnson-Meyers challenges firefighters with this “Final Destination” type scenario where a driver has been impaled through the shoulder and skewered to their seat at Arvada Auto X 2023 featuring Next Level Extrication and DeWalt Amkus Extrication Tools. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: So obviously this guy’s having a bad day. He has a pole through him. So this …
Firefighters at Parker Fire College are presented with vehicle extrication training ideas. They undergo a series of vehicle extrication techniques including dash roll extrication, rescue extrication and ‘B’ post blowout. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: SAFE THE CAR When we show up on scene, we want to ‘safe the car’. What that means is to try to put it in park or put …
Beaver Lane Fire & Rescue Chief Toranze Lee likens firefighting training to a buffet table, capping off this six-week Heavy Lifting and Stabilization Training series. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: “Make sure our extrication is patient driven and not ego driven.” INSTRUCTOR TIPS Make sure our extrication is patient driven and not ego driven. Just because you do something all the time a …
Fire Spotlight’s six-week video series on Heavy Lifting and Stabilization Training, captured in Monroe, NC, shows how a spanner wrench can be used to adjust the locking collar of a strut. (Check back next Tuesday for the last video in this training series.) VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: Paratech makes a Paratech hammer, does same thing, spanner wrench. I just put this in …
