Vehicle Extrication & Rescue

36 Comments

Comment by striker on April 30, 2009 at 12:04am

hello everyone i am doing a vehicle rescue class now and i am wondering if anyone has any tips for me. lately during class i carry 2 waterbottles in my bunker pants and i still feel like i am going to pass out,i sit for a minute and sometimes it works but i have not passed out yet if anyone has some pointers so that this might not happen any more please let me know

Comment by Mark Klaene on April 21, 2009 at 12:03pm

saw an article in Fire Engineering about placing air bags between the tires and the trailer underside on an 18 wheeler to raise the trailer up a few inches inorder to get a car out from under it. I would like to know more if folks have any particulars such as: how much lift can you get, how well it works, how much lifting force you can get, do you place bags on 1 side or both, do you need 4 bags if both. Anymore info would be helpful as it sounds like a great idea.

Comment by Kevin Stone on April 21, 2009 at 11:23am

Just lookin for some good ideas about vehicle rescues

Comment by Robert C. Baker on March 11, 2009 at 2:08am

Greetings, This looks like one interesting site, looking for some good idea's.

Comment by donald larry couey on March 9, 2009 at 2:25pm

some times cutting cars when there is nobody in them like when you pratice cutting but any other time it is not fun cutting them up

Comment by John Rulli Jr. on February 6, 2009 at 6:32pm

The other day we where called into the city for a mva w entrapment. 8 lieut(city) on scene single mva w 1 victim trapped under the front passenger side fender by the head. 8 Lieu. advised us he needs airbags to lift the car, at this time ems still had a faint pulse. We get on scene w our rescue. Immediately our crue went to work. As I was Grabbing the air bags other members were cribbing the car and prepping for the lift. The way the car was angled we used res42cue struts for guarenteed stability. The ground was very uneven. as the airbags were being deployed our Capt. grabbed the 32s(jaws) and lifted the car enough to jerk the victim, once the extracation was completed it was an obvious DOA. The extracation was complete with in 7to10 min. of our arrival.
My reason for writing this is although the airbags was a good call on 8 Lieus. part the jaws where quicker and got the job done. It's alwayse good to think outside the box.

Comment by Dustin Kimbrell on February 4, 2009 at 10:30pm

hows the hrust tool have yall had any we just got some and i havent got to play with them

Comment by Dustin Kimbrell on February 4, 2009 at 10:26pm

yea we got some and they are sweet we got to use them on a call to day

Comment by John Rulli Jr. on February 4, 2009 at 10:23pm

We use resQjacks there quick and easy to use. Verry effective

Comment by lutan1 on February 2, 2009 at 1:52am

I've never used them, but they sure look impressive!

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