Extrication

An extrication instructor and no small name in Extrication Circles, Eric J. Rickenbach wrote an article called A New Twist to SRS: The Door Mounted Curtain Airbag for Moditech. Rickenbach provides some very good information and Moditech's Crash Rocovery System (CRS) provided some very useful images.

You are dispatched to an MVA with a Honda Civic and another vehicle. You ATF that the appearance of the 2012 Civic Hybrid is essentially the same as conventional Civic sedans. The only difference is the word “Hybrid” appears on the right rear of the vehicle of the Hybrid model.

The BMW 7 Series ActiveHybrid F04 Emergency Responder Guide is avaible at Electric Vehicle Safety Training. Check out the two images that provide a brief overview of the locations of all the hazards inside of the vehicle.

Older hydraulic cutting devices may be insufficient! That is what one automaker is saying! Most of the time Ron Moore and David Dalrymple are the ones making the the statements about old cutters being out gunned with new steels!

Here is a quick look at the body structure of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS550. The body is made from aluminum and ultra-high-strength steel helps the body structure offer strength.

You are dispatched to a MVA with entrapment from falling concrete from a bridge that was struck during the acident. You arrive to find what is in the pictures below. What steps would you take and what would you do?

So the title reads "Pipe bombs found after LA. man wrecks pickup truck". If this caught your attention read further into the story. Here are a few facts that we should all consider:

Many of us have bunker pants full of personal tools we on everything from a vehicle extrication to removing the access panel on a RTU to verify it is just a belt burning that set off the duct detector. How many times do you pull out every tool except the one you need? Well, Holmatro in keeping with developing new and useful tools has created the “Rescue Support Bag”. Want to know what is in the bag??

A lieutenant at my fire department is currently in the School of Fire Staff and Command at a Michigan University. He asked me to post a survey that will be used as research for paper. The survey is quick and easy. The title of the paper will be “Developing tomorrow’s leaders today. A succession plan from buddy to boss.”

Here's a great look at the 2011 Mercedes-Benz S-class airbags.