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Featured Product of the Week — OnScene Solutions’ Wellz Tool pulls extra duty during extrication training. This forcible entry tool fits into a responder’s pocket and can be used to breach doors, open hydrants, block hinges, shut off gas meters … and as shown here, aid in extrication. Find more information about the Wellz Tool here >
Fire Spotlight joined Beaver Lane Fire Rescue and Paratech Fire & Rescue Equipment experts for heavy lifting and stabilization training at Secrest Wrecker Service in Monroe, NC. A lot of great info came out of this event, so we’re breaking up this instructional footage into a six-week series. Check back each week for the latest video. Here’s the first video …
VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: Performance objectives today is operating in an IDLH atmosphere, practice 3D fire tactics, flow path management, gas cooling, and then fire tac, front door to fire room hose management’s all we’re going to work on. So the crew will get ready at the front door. Once the safety lets us know that they can come in, its entry …
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IndyCar Dr. Andrew Stevens, M.D. discusses Indy Car vehicle extrication, injuries and techniques versus everyday street vehicle extrication, injuries and techniques with Colorado firefighters and EMT’s in his keynote speech given at the Colorado State Firefighters Association 2021 in Parker, Colorado. Dr. Stevens touches on IndyCar extrication team code systems, patient self-assessment strategies, advancements spinal injury protocol, and the potential …
FIREFIGHTERS LEARN SPECIFIC VEHICLE STABILIZATION TECHNIQUES TO HELP DURING VEHICLE EXTRICATION. Parker Fire College puts firefighters through vehicle stabilization training. Firefighters learn specific vehicle stabilization techniques to help during vehicle extrication. They train using rescue struts and the X-Bracing technique. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: What we’re trying to do is just make sure that the car doesn’t move around, in case somebody …
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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 …
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