Welcome to your primary Web resource for all things extrication,
covering everything from vehicle extrication tools and tactics to new
vehicle technology, hybrids, and alternative fuel vehicles. Here you'll
find news on vehicle incidents and rescues as well as extrication
articles from Fire Engineering's extensive archives. There's also
vehicle extrication photos, videos, and Webcasts, and a new monthly
extrication column by Jason Emery that profiles new cars on the market,
highlighting vehicle features and potential hazards for rescuers.
Extrication Videos
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Extrication TV
Top firefighting news clips gathered from local news affiliates around the country.
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WAWS-Syndi
Jul. 16, 2014. 08:38 AM EST
Jacksonville
Fire Rescue told Action News a vehicle went off the Buckman Bridge
Wednesday morning. Authorities are looking for a person in the St. Johns
River, according to a JFRD tweet. Lauren Jor...
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Additional Resources
- Towing and Recovery Footnotes
- Footnotes Tow Blog
- National Fire Protection Association
- International Association of Fire Fighters
- United States Fire Administration
- The National Fire information Council
- Curt's Technical Rescue Blog
- HybridHazards.info
- Emergency Training Solutions
- Advanced Extrication
- MGS Tech
Webcast: Principles of Extrication
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Extrication Articles
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Knoxville (TN) Firefighters Respond to Head-On Injury Crash
Just after 3:00 PM on July 16, 2014, city of
Knoxville (TN) firefighters and Rural/Metro (TN) paramedics were
dispatched to a report of an injury crash.
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Extrication Training: Jersey Rescue Days Returns This Fall
Roadway Rescue LLC is returning for a series on vehicle extrication training this fall in New Jersey.
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One Dead, EMS Workers Injured in Kentucky Ambulance Crash
A person was killed and two EMS workers were injured in a crash involving an ambulance Monday evening in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Questioning Spinal Stabilization
What would you do if you had a driver involved in a
motor vehicle accident who had potentially injured his arm but yet
hadn't actually injured his arm?
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Vehicle Extrication Techniques Training Book and App Released by Holmatro
Holmatro introduces a brand new 256-page Vehicle
Extrication Techniques training book. Written by our own Rescue
Consultant Ian Dunbar, the book promotes a s...
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Ohio Firefighter Dies After Hepatitis Exposure
A former Dayton (OH) firefighter-paramedic passed
away this March after contracting Hepatitis-C while responding to an
extrication job years earlier.
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Complete References for 'Questioning Spinal Stabilization'
A complete list of reference for Rommie Duckworth's June 2014 Fire Engineering article, "Questioning Spinal Stabilization."
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EMS Aspects of Extrication
In this course, discover the successes of
collaboration between rescue and emergency medical personnel, learn a
comprehensive approach to extrication and how...
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Emergency Response to Hybrid Bus Incidents
This course will describe the system design, emergency procedures, extrication and firefighting concerns with hybrid buses.
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El Paso (TX) Firefighter Injured in Fall at MVA Scene
A veteran El Paso firefighter was injured after falling from an overpass while at a motor vehicle accident scene.
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Timber Cribbing Use
In this course, Billy Leach discusses
stabilization, how cribbing is used to manage gravity, and some
important considerations when using cribbing.
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Firefighters Rescue Victims After Car Crashes into Erie (PA) House
Firefighters rescued women who were trapped after a car crashed into a home late Thursday in Erie, Pennsylvania.
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PRODUCTS/SERVICES/MEDIA
Kussmaul's AUTO CHARGE 40/20 AUTOMATIC BATTERY CHARGER is a fully automatic battery charger for vehicles with a single-battery system.
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Command an Accident with MVA Boards
Tactical classes and training tell us that, when
arriving at the scene of a structure fire, the first five minutes of
your actions, communications, rig posit...
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Knoxville (TN) Firefighters Complete Complex Extrication
The City of Knoxville (TN) Fire Department (KFD)
was called to a commercial vehicle rollover crash the afternoon of May
20, 2014.
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BEST PRACTICES OF VEHICLE RESCUE
Extrication Training: Jersey Rescue Days Returns This Fall
Roadway Rescue LLC is returning for a series on vehicle extrication training this fall in New Jersey.
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ES Perspective of a Rally Car
Even though a rally car transits on “normal”
roadways and is technically a registered street vehicle, it is a highly
modified race vehicle with hazards all its own, writes David Dalrymple.
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The Single Relief Cut: Saving Time with Dash Displacement
David Dalrymple explores a twist on dash displacement that helps at dash roll and dash lift evolutions.
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