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.
Here’s how to avoid common vehicle rescue mistakes and get the most out of our extrication tools
Rip and blitz challenges: Use your cutter/spreader for car side removal extrication
Focus on new tools and techniques, but don’t ignore the strategic big picture
FDNY said the woman was pushing a stroller with two children inside and holding an infant when the Central Park tree fell on them
Janet Heggeman lost control of her vehicle and crashed into a tree, causing the car to set on fire
Firefighter Jeff Beach used his belt as a tourniquet to stop the woman’s bleeding
While no one technique is suited for every extrication situation, one method is far better most of the time
Understanding how they are made and what happens when they fail will keep firefighters safer at electric-powered car fires
EMS, fire and hospital personnel describe interstate collision, patient entrapment and field amputation to save a man pinned inside his truck cab by 80,000 pounds of logs
Crews ran out to find a mangled car with an injured driver trapped inside
Firefighters cut open the machine’s casing to slide the victim’s hand out
Firefighters and police broke the back passenger window of the car and cut the driver’s seat belt before pulling the man free
The girl was visiting her grandparents and was playing in the backyard on the rock when it rolled onto her
Firefighters and police were initially unable to locate the crashed vehicle, but were able to do so after authorities used her phone to ping a location
Recent crashes like the one in Indy show how dangerous and different these vehicle fires are, and why training is necessary
A rescue team put on wet suits and used cables to make their way out to the car, where the man was removed a few minutes later.
After two vehicles crashed, one of the vehicles plunged into an embankment and caught fire
Long ago, on a highway far, far away, a pickup truck was traveling more than twice the posted speed limit
Whether or not the gloves are NFPA certified, use this checklist to guide your next extrication glove purchase
Authorities say the safety wire became tangled in a wheel, preventing the SUV from falling several stories to the ground
Fire departments should pay attention to new driver-behavior data as it may alter response levels
Fire captain: “It is one of the most horrific calls I’ve ever been on”
Firefighters asked a local veterinarian to sedate the kitten while they sawed off the drain cap
One police officer remarked that members of the dept. insisted on reaching wounded officers during live gunfire
New augmented reality app shows “x-ray” of fuel lines and cables on live vehicles
Firefighters spent nearly an hour using tools to gain access into the storm drain and rescue the victims
Two four-car trains collided head on in Italy, killing at least 22 and injuring many others
Officials say it took firefighters 15 minutes to free the woman from the wreckage
Fifteen-passenger vans, like the one in this fatal wreck, are three times more likely to roll when carrying more than 10 people
Multiple Arizona fire departments were called to extricate the man who crashed his SUV on dirt Forest Department road
Officials say crews responded Tuesday night and freed the girl in about 15 minutes
Firefighters were able to maneuver the boy’s leg and extricate him from the car simulation game
The woman suffered traumatic injuries and was airlifted to the hospital
