IndyCar Dr. Andrew Stevens discusses Indy Car versus street vehicle extrication, patient evaluation and more

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 Undergo Vehicle Stabilization Training Using Rescue 42 Struts

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 …

Vehicle Extrication Training Ideas from Parker, Colorado Fire College

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 …

Colorado Firefighters Take Part in Denver Drill Training at Parker Firefighter College

RIT instructors from When Things Go Bad Inc. put a group of Colorado firefighters through the “Denver Drilling Training” exercise during a recent Colorado State Firefighters Association training event in Parker, Colo. The exercise was created in honor of Mark LangVardt, a Denver firefighter who died from carbon monoxide poisoning when crews could not extricate him quickly from a two-story …

Rapid Intervention Teams Can Use Basic Rope Rescue Training Techniques to Navigate Smoke

Firefighter rope rescue training teaches firefighters how to rescue a downed firefighter in a structure fire. Typically, a smoke-filled structure can be dangerous to navigate, and Colorado firefighters learn rescue techniques to navigate the smoke-filled rooms. By laying designated rope lines, firefighters are able to retrieve multiple downed firefighters. Below is a transcription of the video: VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: We have …

Recruits Go Through Active Shooter Training for Firefighters in Fort Collins, Colorado

This instructional footage captures Front Range Fire Consortium recruits undergoing annual active shooter training for firefighters. This firefighter training video shows the chain of events of most EMS response to active shooter incidents. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: Here is the situation. There are multiple patients down on the side. We got the active shooter barricaded on the Charlie side. Typically, you have …