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.
Orleans first responders face a man pinned underneath the bucket of a front end loader
Matthew Reum was pinned in the wreckage, underneath the I-94 bridge, since Dec. 20
Baylee Amos needed a blood transfusion before she was extricated from her truck
An elevated portion of a highway collapsed when a truck hauling with fireworks exploded
Responders dealt with three chain-reaction crashes due to snow conidtions
The most seriously injured firefighter in Wednesday’s apparatus crash with a semi had his severed arm reattached, with the next 72 hours critical to its success
The commuter line was carrying 70 passengers; only two of the injured were seriously hurt
The pilot was warned of freezing fog and urged not to make the flight
Police say the 70-year-old male driver was drunk
Two of the four dead are children; the vehicle had 9 occupants
Emergency officials say it is a miracle more were not hurt by raging fireball
Firefighters working motor vehicle crashes are extremely vulnerable to injury from other motorists, using the apparatus as a shield can save lives
When other risk factors are added, such as a structure or natural hazard, vehicle extrication becomes more complicated; here’s how to handle those situations
It is unclear why an SUV carrying 9 plunged into a rain-swollen river
Much of the country was battered by severe weather
Authorities detected the odor of alcohol in the vehicle that was going the wrong way
A year after Rachel Bailey severed her skull from her spine during a car accident, she got to meet her rescuers in September to say, ‘Thank you’
Portland firefighters ditched the tools and used their muscles to lift a car off a man pinned underneath it in January
The 54-year-old suffered a laceration to her forehead and was in shock
Fire crews had to extricate the man whose car flipped upon impact
Throwing off the constraints of money and physics, what improvements do you want to see in extrication tools?
Affordability, capability and the future of extrication tools are just some of the topics on the table
Systematic extrication process is compromised by vehicle variation and changing technology
Follow these steps to fully stabilize a vehicle or machine, then set progressive lift sequences in motion
The farmer, in his 60s had trouble breathing but was able to use his cell phone to call for help
Firefighters had to extricate a woman who was stuck in the wreckage
Officials say she would have died had she not been pulled out when she was
It took hours for crews to extricate a driver from the wreckage
The firefighter broke the window and cut the seatbelt to free the upside down driver
Jeff Burke was helping a stroke patient when a fire truck popped out of gear and pinned him to an ambulance
Three have already died from the accident
The manufacturer says some models have a faulty window switch
A beam collapsed during some construction work and the man got his arm stuck