Tag Archives: Firefighter

A video of an extrication where a car was embedded around a metal traffic signal pole was post on YouTube a couple of years back. The extrication was handled by the Santa Fe Spring Fire Department and LA County Fire Department. What is good about the video is how much

Fishing and farming are more dangerous than firefighting????? , Police and Fire are not in the top 10 most dangerous jobs, (firefighters) most of the time they don't have much to do"?

Just make you follow the proper placement of cribbing as shown.

The 2011 Cadillac SRX Body Structure has a wide range of different Ultra-High Strength Steel (UHSS) to consider during an extrication. Just remember that so many different factors come into play when cutting UHSS so never think that you are outgunned!

One of the coolest things about the Internet is how it crosses all borders and languages.  With a quick click of a icon, you can translate a site into almost any language. I was emailed a link to an extrication ...

UPDATE May 22, 2012 –  Check out Brock Archer’s post on the Scion IQ Eleven Airbags,  it now has 11 airbags! Scion is a Toyota brand and the Scion iQ is based off the Toyota iQ, so consider them one in ...

What a great year 2010 was! For the first time in a long time the automotive industry started adding jobs here in Detroit! Hopefully, with more people getting back to work the budget cuts in public safety budgets can finally ...

Anybody who has researched extrication online or in magazines has most certainly ran across an article or technique that Randy Schmitz from the Calgary Fire Department has written. Randy was in search of an extrication glove that truly meet all ...

One handout that is a quick easy read is the image below, SHADE Acronym.

I know that residential sprinklers is a little off my usually topic, but I ran across a story on Firehouse.com about a new law in Pennsylvania. Sprinklers will be required in all new single-family homes in Pennsylvania starting January 1, ...