Extrication
The extrication topic features the latest news and resources and features content on maintaining extrication equipment, training on extrication techniques, or working at the scene of an MVA, including those involving modern vehicles.
Birmingham firefighters worked to rescue the driver from under the beam, estimated to weigh 60,000 pounds
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The rig was blocking the road for a vehicle crash at 2 a.m. when it was hit; the firefighters have non-life-threatening injuries
Witness: ‘It looked like the guy put his foot on the gas pedal instead of the brake’
Two students were also in critical condition, and nine others had more minor injuries
A group of about seven firefighters, aided by some police and medics, lifted the man’s truck off of him using their bare hands
Firefighters and medics worked for more than two hours to free the hand of the boy
Fire Chief Joe Jenkins said most of the money is going toward new extrication tools that will reduce the amount of time it takes firefighters to rescue crash victims trapped in cars
Firefighters had to remove the goods by hand and cart them onto the sidewalk ;more than 60 firefighters responded to the scene
Firefighters and EMTs pried open the elevator doors in the sub-basement to reach her and hoist her up in a basket
Firefighters had to free the 22-year-old woman and she was airlifted to the hospital with a broken leg and dislocated shoulder and hip
The victim was extricated by the fire department and brought to a hospital where she is listed in critical condition
It took firefighters 30 minutes to pull the teen from the mud; he was taken to a hospital for treatment from possible hypothermia
The truck was quickly rescued by department vehicles and there were little signs of damage
Firefighters added additional shoring in the trench to stabilize it; 40 emergency responders were at the scene
Crews worked for an hour to free the teen who was trapped on the beginner hill
hey were sprayed with foam while lying in gas, but they continued to extricate the tanker driver
“We risked 17 people to save six,” the search and rescue team coordinator said
The father was following his family in a separate vehicle when a motorist blew a stop sign at 60 mph and crashed into his wife and children
His vehicle left the road, went down an embankment and struck a wall
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Heavy rain, breaking waves and limited visibility posed as challenges for the firefighters
It would have made the charge a felony, and the driver’s license would have been suspended for a year
The rescue tools will improve local firefighters’ ability to perform patient extrication
The girl is in serious condition at the hospital; it took firefighters nearly 20 minutes to saw through the rebar so the girl could be taken to a hospital
A police officer ran across the street to a muffler shop to get a jack to lift the car; another officer and firefighter helped get the girl out
The fire truck was hit a second time from behind and will be out of service for a long time
“Andrew’s Law” proposes a $2.5K minimum fine and one year suspended license for driving that causes the injury or death of an on-scene responder
The person has been stuck for two to three hours and firefighters are trying to get them out of the pipe
Crews responded quickly to free the man, who was in danger of hypothermia; it took them about five minutes to extricate the driver
The uninjured girl was crying, but managed a smile after receiving a firefighter’s sticker badge, a stuffed animal and ice cream