Extrication

Recent crashes like the one in Indy show how dangerous and different these vehicle fires are, and why training is necessary

Monticello Fire Department crew members extricated a Wayne County EMS provider from the ambulance

Colton firefighters stabilized the car in the water and used a Jaws of Life tool to pull off a door; EMS providers transported both survivors to a trauma center

Monroe firefighters were forced to cut out the windshield and pull the driver onto a boat; EMS providers transported the patient to a hospital

Lincoln Fire & Rescue extricated a woman from the crashed vehicle and transported her to a medical facility where she later died

Seven fire trucks, six ambulances and a medical helicopter responded to the incident, and providers transported victims to four area medical centers

The firefighter landed on paper and was transported to a hospital

Footage released by the Boise Fire Department showed firefighters freeing the man by cutting off the roof of the vehicle

"I started pulling that stuff out, and once I seen a a clear path, I just started instructing the two guys," said Macon-Bibb Lt. Dennis Maxwell

Jackie Henry was traveling with four passengers in the SUV, including her daughter and the widow of a Richville volunteer firefighter who was preparing to bury her husband

Firefighter Ryan Warnock was helping to stabilize the vehicle for extrication when one of the occupants hit the gas, causing the car to shift

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In high temperatures, firefighters retreated, and one became disoriented, prompting the mayday call

Lifeguards also extricated two women from the crashed vehicle; one woman was transported to a hospital as firefighters worked to remove the car

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