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School Bus Extrication in Oregon, OH

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Awesome night extrication training with the Oregon Fire Department.  Even some good media press for the fire service, click the link for the video below.

Oregon Fire Department School Bus Extrication News Clip

The school bus we trained on was involved in a crash over three years ago in Jerusalem Township (OH).  Just happens that we did a school bus extrication class for JTFD a month prior to the incident.  They were prepared.  Are you?

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More school bus extrication here, here, and here.

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Posted by on September 29, 2011 • Filed under: All, Firefighter Training, Vehicle Rescue • Tagged: , , ,

Roll-Over Pinning Basics

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I’ve been on somewhat of a rant about getting back to the basics with some extrication techniques lately.  Mainly because we sometimes get overzealous in our efforts to use the most fancy electric, hydraulic, or pneumatic tools.  Tunnel vision, maybe.  Remember, you may need two or three options to perform a rescue.  Keep it simple, fast, and safe.

A recent training opportunity allowed the same scenario to be set up 6 times.  The firefighters were told to perform the rescue the first time as they would if they arrived on this scene that night.  After each evolution, they were challenged to come up with a different option to perform the rescue.  We got back to the basics of work and mechanics after the first 3 attempts.  The times to complete the rescue with the varying techniques are recorded below.    (more…)

Posted by on September 19, 2011 • Filed under: All, Rescue, Training, Vehicle Rescue • Tagged: , , , ,

Avon (OH) Fire Department Forcible Entry Training

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Great training with Avon (OH) firefighters of all experience levels.  Thanks for the invite.  Pictures are worth more than words as usual, so the summary will be short.

  • What tools are on your rig?  Different haligans, axes, sledgehammers?
  • Gap, Set, Force the door!  Repetition is hard to come by, so take advantage of acquired structures and props.
  • Know your saw; starting, stopping, changing the blade.  I encourage a little friendly competition.  Who on the crew can change the blade fastest?
  • Think about ways to stabilize a padlock or chain.
Posted by on September 15, 2011 • Filed under: All, Firefighter Training • Tagged: , ,

Truck Fire With Magnesium Fireworks

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This truck fire appeared routine on arrival.  The driver reported no occupants in the truck and no hazmats in the box.  You’ll see a quick knock down with water and foam, but burning magnesium kept burning through the foam blanket. Usually more H2O will suppress this type of burning metal fire, but sand was used for final extinguishment in this case.

After the call, a little research showed that 1999 GMC trucks like the one in this video have a magnesium crossbeam in the frame and a magnesium support post behind the instrument panel.

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Posted by on September 10, 2011 • Filed under: All, Firefighter Training
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