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School Bus Extrication – Multiple Techniques

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Conventional forcible entry on a school bus…

Roll-over pinning scenario lifting.

If you have never cut on a school bus, you get to ride along with Austrian FF Bernd Altinger in the videos below.  FF Altinger was wearing the Fire Cam from FireVideo.net during the heavy rescue class at the 2013 BGSU State Fire School.  We had lots of help with tools in this pit from:  TNT Rescue Systems, Milwaukee Tools, Dewalt, Hi-Lift Jack, Paratech, Packexe Smash. Give them a “Like”.  We couldn’t do the class without all the support.

Read the wrap-up from the under-ride pit HERE.

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Through The Side Windows and Wall (teaching point on the angle of your tool early in the video)

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You will see in the video below how easily the blade pops out of the sawzal when it is forced while trying to cut multiple layers of a school bus wall.  We also learned that our Austrian Brother Bernd Altinger was a new user of the sawzal.  Sounds like he was more familiar with a circular type saw.

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One option for steering column displacement on a Type D school bus with hydraulics.  More coming soon in a FireRescue article comparing the challenges of Type C and Type D school bus driver entrapment.

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Through The Roof

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Through The Floor.  A challenging and time consuming option.

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Posted by on May 15, 2013 • Filed under: All, Company Drills, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Training, Instructorship, Rescue, School Bus Extrication, Training, Training & Development, Uncategorized, Vehicle Rescue • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

BGSU State Fire School – Heavy Rescue Day 1

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Packed classroom to start the day with JD Vasbinder.

Stabilization and school bus work.

Day 1 in the classroom for the Heavy Rescue class at the 2013 BGSU State Fire School has come and gone.  Part of the crew was at the HOT training group prepping the pits for the rest of the week.  This is going to be a quick post with a few pictures and teaching points from todays session.  Several links to other training reference are scattered throughout.

We’ll try to get pics and a few teaching points each night this week…

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JD made a “rule of thumb” point on knowing the weights of heavy vehicles.

  • 1000 lbs. per foot for the trailer
  • 20,000 lbs. per axle

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John from Gary Schumaker LLC. brought this fuel tanker by for an afternoon walk-around.  It can carry gasoline, diesel, and gasoline with ethanol.

 Garbage Trucks – Lifting A Heavy Load

John talking about the bill of lading. Helps determine what in the tanker. Is it loaded or gas?

Emergency valve shut-off on front of tanker. Air hose – Red – Emergency Brakes / Blue – Application.

Stuck Between a Car and a Garbage Truck

Another lifting pit for the week.

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Posted by on May 6, 2013 • Filed under: All, Company Drills, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Training, Rescue, Rescues, School Bus Extrication, Training, Training & Development, Vehicle Rescue • Tagged: , , , , , , , , ,

School Bus Extrication Training, Scholarships, and Here We Come Indy

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This past Friday and Saturday we helped with the Northern Ohio Fools Heavy Rescue 101 training event.  For the 7th year in a row this event has grown bigger and better.  This year firefighters from 8 states were represented.  In this post I’m going to share a few pictures and a brief training description specific to school bus extrication.  For more on school bus extrication CLICK HERE.

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If the driver is pinned and main door access is not possible; one option is to go through the sidewall. Cut down the wall after removing the window. Behind this wall you will find lots of controls and wires. Remove it all and make room for your ram. Your ram will push the A post, steering column, and dash off the patient. Make sure to push against something solid like the B post.

Bare bones basics of heavy lifting. Driving wedges to free a pinned victim after a roll-over. Inches was all it took.

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Posted by on April 23, 2013 • Filed under: All, Company Drills, Firefighter Training, Instructorship, Leadership, Rescue, School Bus Extrication, Training, Training & Development, Vehicle Rescue • Tagged: , , , , , , , , ,

Extrication Training Coming Up

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Two great training events are fast approaching and the BGSU State Fire School Heavy Rescue class is filling up quick.  Check out the flyers and information on both classes below.  Our friend Smitty, the brain behind BORON EXTRICATION, is coming south for the Northern Ohio Fools Heavy Rescue.

Northern Ohio FF’s – 2013 Training Scholarship Application

Northern Ohio Fools Heavy Rescue 101

Below is the informational flyer and an order form for the 7th annual tshirts.

Register For The Heavy Rescue 101

BGSU State Fire School Heavy Rescue

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Posted by on March 26, 2013 • Filed under: All, Company Drills, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Training, Rescue, School Bus Extrication, Training, Training & Development, Vehicle Rescue • Tagged: , , , , , , , ,

Fatal Rear-End School Bus Crash – No Students Hurt

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The driver of a passenger car died after rear-ending a stopped school bus near Tomball, Texas on Wednesday (12-12-12).  This under-ride is a potentially challenging one because of the big vehicle on top.

FDT School Bus Extrication Resources

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If you haven’t thought about this scenario before check out the post linked HERE where we used airbags to make the lift.  Other options include calling in a heavy wrecker, read more HERE.

An article and more pictures from the crash can be found HERE.

Read more about a garbage truck under-ride HERE.

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Posted by on December 12, 2012 • Filed under: All, Company Drills, Firefighter Training, News, School Bus Extrication, Training, Vehicle Rescue • Tagged: , , , , , , ,

School Bus Crashes In The News – Week of 11-12-12

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Here are some of this weeks school bus crashes from around the country.  If you haven’t trained for a school bus crash in your jurisdiction, prepare now.  From small town USA to big city American, unfortunately school buses crash everyday.  If you do nothing else, check out the resources on the FDT School Bus Extrication page linked at the end of this post.  Table top a crash and go see some school buses at your local school transportation garage.

Fatal School Bus vs. Dump Truck in New Jersey – Read more HERE

 

11-13-12 Raeford, NC. No Injuries. 4 kids on board. Remember stabilization for first due companies. Photo by Frankie Mcintyre.

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11-15-12.  Gladewater, TX. An ice cream truck rear-ended the bus. Reports state that the driver of the truck needed to be extricated. A 6 y/o on the bus was uninjured.

 

More on the Gladewater bus crash HERE.

11-15-12 Bel Air, Maryland – Minor Injuries

11-15-12 Staunton, VA – Minor Injuries – Rear End

FDT School Bus Extrication Page

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Posted by on November 16, 2012 • Filed under: All, EMS Topics, Fire Rescue Topics, Major Incidents, Mass Casualty Incident, News, School Bus Extrication • Tagged: , , , ,

Helicopters, School Buses, & Automobiles

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Over the last few weeks I have had the chance to help Lt. Pete Zimmermann get his new site (www.aircrewextractions.com) up and running.  Also, check out AIR CREW EXTRACTIONS ON FACEBOOK. The sites main goal is to give you the best possible information on how to quickly identify what type of aircraft is in front of you, gain access, shut-down aircraft systems, and remove aircrew members during an emergency incident and/or accident in your response area or community.  Pete has a bunch of information up already with more to follow.  He has coordinated the Ehove Aircraft Rescue Training Expo.  EHOVE FIRE ACADEMY ON FACEBOOK.

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Posted by on October 8, 2012 • Filed under: All, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Rescue, Training, Training & Development, Vehicle Rescue • Tagged: , , , , , , , ,

School Bus Roof Lift With High-Lift Jacks and Sleeves

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Perch jerkin’ at its finest.

Brother Gebelle prepping the school bus prior to some jack team work

Train, fish, play barbies and repeat has been the order of the last few days.  Here are some of the findings, pictures, and video of using a First Responder Jack with our new sleeves on a school bus.  We have used the sleeves in several different scenarios now with good results.  Check out the previous post here.  Our next goals are to get into some more industrial settings and a roof collapse onto the second floor which pins a victim.  Please share some thoughts on possible scenarios where this set-up would possibly be useful.  We would like to try your ideas.  We don’t think the sleeves are an everyday tool, but they may get us out of a bind when a life is on the line.

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Posted by on August 26, 2012 • Filed under: All, Company Drills, Firefighter Training, Rescue, Rescues, Training, Training & Development, Vehicle Rescue • Tagged: , , , , , , , ,

School Bus Roof Lift

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When you see this post’s title you may wonder, when would I need to do that.  The scenario is a rare one, however, what if a school bus crash causes significant crumpling of the roof effectively trapping the driver and students that are towards the front of the bus.  Here’s an option for school bus roof removal involving a coordinated effort with firefighters and a heavy wrecker.

Involving heavy wreckers at our extrication scenes involves prior training for the coordination to work best in addition to calling for them early when an incident may benefit from the extra lifting capabilities.

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Posted by on June 19, 2012 • Filed under: All, Firefighter Training, Rescue, Rescues, School Bus Extrication, Training, Vehicle Rescue • Tagged: , , , ,

School Bus Extrication at the NYSAFC Conference

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Next weekend at the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs conference I will be presenting a school bus extrication class.  Check out the links on the School Bus Extrication page to review before the presentation or to gain more knowledge if you can’t attend.  Hope to see you there as we will be talking techniques and challenges with a few case studies thrown into the mix.

Until then we are going to work on filling more coolers.

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Posted by on June 9, 2012 • Filed under: All, Rescue, School Bus Extrication, Training, Vehicle Rescue • Tagged: , , , , ,

School Bus Roll-Over in Virginia

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Is your department prepared for the challenges you may face if a school bus loaded with children is involved in a crash.  This past Wednesday a school bus rolled over in Virginia.  It is fortunate that reports are stating all injuries are considered minor.  The picture to the left is from a training scenario a few years back.

What do unstrained passengers go through when a school bus rolls?  Check out the video below for an example.  The video is from a camera mounted on the front bulkhead that are common on many buses these days.   (more…)

Posted by on May 25, 2012 • Filed under: All, Firefighter Training, Major Incidents, Mass Casualty Incident, Rescue, School Bus Extrication • Tagged: , , , , , ,

How School Buses Are Made

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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 construction of school buses, so we can attack them in the weakest areas first.  Ultimately they are built like tanks to protect the passengers, which places the challenge on us as firefighters to gain access quickly and extricate rapidly.

Up coming school bus extrication classes:

  • April 19, 2012 – FDIC – 1530-1715 hours, Room 123-124

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Posted by on April 2, 2012 • Filed under: All, School Bus Extrication, Vehicle Rescue • Tagged: , , , ,

FDIC 2012 – School Bus Extrication

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Here’s an video introduction to my FDIC school bus extrication class.  Hope to see you in Indy!

April 19, 2012 / 3:30 PM – 5:15 PM / Room 123-124

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Music from – The Who: Greatest Hits (Magic Bus)

Posted by on March 14, 2012 • Filed under: All, School Bus Extrication, Vehicle Rescue • Tagged: ,

FDIC 2012 – School Bus Extrication

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Below is the description for my classroom presentation at FDIC 2012, April 19, 2012 (1530-1715 hours).  Check out the rest of the program options here.

School Bus Extrication 

Imagine arriving on scene to find an overturned school bus with students trapped, injured, and screaming for help. Whether you are in an ambulance or a fire engine, your first priorities will be numerous–initiating the incident command system, determining hazards and the number of patients, triaging, entrapments, and dealing with walking wounded scattered around the scene. This class covers basic to advanced extrication techniques that include window, door, sidewall, roof, and floor breaches; stabilization; and underrides, rollover pinning, driver entrapment, and roof intrusion causing entrapment.

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Posted by on December 21, 2011 • Filed under: All, Firefighter Training, School Bus Extrication, Vehicle Rescue • Tagged: , , , , , , ,

Heavy Vehicle Lifting Plans – A, B,C…

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What’s your plan for a collision pinning a victim between the hood of a car and the rear-end of a heavy vehicle?  Is this an unlikely scenario?  Whether you are in a small town or big city, commercial vehicles are stopping and going through your jurisdiction daily.  See my previous post on cribbing for heavy vehicles to get an idea of the weights.

It is imperative for us to have options to mitigate this type of incident and be flexible enough to recognize when another option is necessary.  The equipment on our rigs and mutual aid rigs is certainly going to be plan A and probably B.  How much cribbing do you carry, how many airbags, what are their lift capacities, what about stabilization struts?  Beyond that, outside help may be necessary. (more…)

Posted by on December 17, 2011 • Filed under: All, Company Drills, Firefighter Training, School Bus Extrication, Vehicle Rescue • Tagged: ,

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: , , ,

Heavy Lifting with the High-Lift Jack

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Heavy lifting takes tools, training, and critical thinking.  For this training tip, we are going to look at the basic mechanical high-lift jack.  Pretend for a few minutes that all of your pneumatic, hydraulic, and electric tools are broke.  I’m not saying go back to the Stone Age all the time, but some basic tools and skills may help you significantly when confronted with a challenging pin job.

High-lift jacks can be used for lifting, winching, and clamping in a variety of scenarios.  These jacks depending on the manufacturer have lifting capacities of around 4,000 pounds.  A common length for our purposes is the 48” jack. (more…)

Posted by on May 26, 2011 • Filed under: All, Firefighter Training, School Bus Extrication, Vehicle Rescue • Tagged: , , ,

School Bus Roll-Over Pinning

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This past week at BGSU’s State Fire School  (www.fireschool.org) we spent a great deal of time in the Heavy Rescue class focusing on lifting.  For this post, I am going to show some options for lifting a rolled over school bus that is pinning a victim.  Your thoughts might be gravitating towards the use of airbags, but what other options do you have?  When making a rescue you need to be fast and safe.

Remember:

  • School buses weigh upwards to 12 tons, but in this type of situation you are not lifting that entire weight.
  • We need to lift enough to get the victim out.
  • We are not trying to upright the school bus.
  • Always remember to crib as you go, if we move the load an inch, we crib an inch. (more…)
Posted by on May 13, 2011 • Filed under: All, Vehicle Rescue • Tagged: ,
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