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“Cars are really just beer cans and pop cans. They crush down onto the victim. To get the victim out, you don’t need to put the pop can back to where it was.”

IndyCar Dr. Andrew Stevens, Colorado State Firefighters Association 2021 — Parker, CO

Vehicle Extrication

“When you are putting a chain on the strut, put the welded piece closest to the strut.”

— Parker CO, Fire College

Vehicle Stabilization

“When in doubt, cheat out”

— Parker CO, Fire College | Rescue 42’s

Vehicle Stabilization

“Beware of airbag cylinders.”

— Parker CO, Fire College | Team Holmatro

Vehicle Extrication

“You want to do diagonal cuts on your seatbelts. If you don’t cut seatbelts when you’re doing the blowout or the laydown, they will hang you up every time.”

— Parker CO, Fire College

Vehicle Extrication

“We’re not lifting the dash 18 inches like the textbook training. A lot of times people’s feet are pinned underneath the dash, we’re just trying to get the dash to where it used to be.”

— Parker CO, Fire College

Vehicle Extrication

“Pedals are strong front to back. They have no lateral stability. You can just fish in there and hook the webbing around the pedals.”

— Parker CO, Fire College

Vehicle Extrication

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