Posts Categorized: Rescue
Ceiling Collapse Traps Six Firefighters
A 3-ALARM FIRE IN MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, that destroyed an apartment house caused six firefighters to be temporarily trapped on the upper floor when a "flashover explosion" in the attic blew the ceiling down on them.
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European High-Angle Rescue Competition
ON MAY 12 the seventh edition of Grimpday was held.
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Rescuers Save Niagara Jumper
2-Hour Rescue of Rare Survivior of Niagara Falls Plunge
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Medical Oxygen Tank Over Pressurization On Wheels
You get a call for a truck with a high-pitch sound coming from it. On arrival the truck is a Class B straight truck with hazardous materials placards easily identifiable on your approach.
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2 Dead as Race Car Drives Into Spectators
A RALLY CAR PARTICIPATING IN A ROAD RACE in Southern France near Toulon left the course and struck several spectators killing two of them on Saturday.
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What Do You Do When the Wreck is So Bad That You Can’t Extricate the Victims?
The car smashed at speed into a stone highway bridge that carries another roadway over the path.
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Car/Semi Under-Ride With Fire – Company Drill
The intensity of the scene rises as the video progresses until the extrication of the patient. Check out the video below and tabletop some questions below with your crew.
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6 Rescued From Burning Apartment in Illinois
Firefighters arrived just as the people were about to jump from the 3rd floor.
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Arson Awareness Week
This week is Arson Awareness Week, and the theme is Prevent Youth Firesetting. Fire departments across the country are encouraged to use this time to educate the public and raise awarenss to the issue of youth firesetting.
The NVFC is one of several o…
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7 Rescued in Toulouse
A FIRE IN A 5-STORY APARTMENT BUILDING in Toulouse, France, Tuesday burned through the stairwell and trapped several people inside the building.
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Anhydrous Nurse Trailer – Company Drill
This company drill was passed over to me from Lt Bronner (Perkins Township FD).
Many of you are seeing anhydrous nurse trailer throughout your jurisdictions this time of year. The “nurse trailer” in this picture was parked about 15 feet from a c…
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A High-Angle Rescue in the Darkness
A French Firefighter Uses Innovation to Make a Rescue
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1 Dead, Dozens Injured After Wind Collapses Beer Tent
Sudden Storm Cell Wrecks Sports Party in Seconds
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More Than 100 Injured in Dutch Train Crash
TWO PASSENGER TRAINS IN NETHERLANDS collided head-on Saturday evening resulting in more than 100 people injured, but fortunately no fatalities yet reported.
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43 Dead in Mexican Truck vs. Bus Crash
The collision has killed 43 passengers with a possibility of the count rising from the 19 injured.
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Bus Tumbles Onto Railroad Track in France
The impact forced the bus over a 10-metre (33-ft.) embankment where it landed on a railroad track.
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Full Bucket Swing Extrication
Here's a not so routine extrication to think about as you cruise by your local public park. How are you going to get a child out of a full bucket swing who has become stuck.
The scenario is: a child's legs are to big for the openings, but gravity sque…
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First Responder High-Lift Jack
I've been a pretty big proponent of using the basics when we can. High-lift jacks (AKA - farm jacks) are one of those pieces of equipment that are quick to use. Here's a previous post on jack training. Read on. We will be putting the First Respon…
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Straight Truck Tanker – Company Drill
This morning I was taking some pictures at the local school bus garage in preparation for FDIC and a straight truck tanker rolled in. So, of course I had to ask the driver (Russ, a firefighter from a neighboring jurisdiction) a few questions.
Where a…
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How School Buses Are Made
The video below shows parts of Blue Bird Corporations manufacturing process. It will help you get an idea of where the strongest parts of the bus are located. Of course different manufacturers have varying methods.
It is important to know the constr…
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5 Dead After Novice Driver Wrecks D.I.Y. Motor Home Carrying 18 Family Members
A 17-YR.-OLD BOY EQUIPPED WITH A PROVISIONAL driver's license drove a makeshift motor home and trailer off of a bridge into a creek bed in rural Kansas Sunday morning.
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High Angle Rescue in Scotland
It's an event that brings in large crowds from around the region with much innovative attention given to getting choice viewing positions along the parade route.
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Ocean Rescue Underway for Injured Sailboat Racers
A 68-ft. RACING YACHT WITH A CREW OF 18 IS CRIPPLED 400 miles off the California coast after a storm sent a destructive wave onto the craft.
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Auger Extrication Prop
All the pieces came together for this auger extrication prop. I originally saw the idea on Brotherhood Instructors page, check it out here.
Firefighter Josh Goetz (Carroll Township FD) was instrumental in locating an old auger from a combine. Fire…
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Electric Meters – To Pull or Not To Pull
A commenter on my post, Window Cut Down - Company Drill added a good point to the discussion about ensuring the power is cut before running a saw down the wall.
How are you killing the power to the structure? Pulling the meter? Waiting for the elec…
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