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The four steps of vehicle accident extrication

I am not going to pretend to write an article on vehicle extrication based on my vast knowledge: it would be a very short article. I am not going to "reinvent wheel;" Ron Moore has this subject covered about as thoroughly as possible. He breaks down every imaginable aspect of vehicle extrication into very detailed articles. I am going to take a step back and write a basic article on extrication as a reminder to most and a good starting point for some. For most firefighters outside of rescue...

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Incident Review as an Instructional Method - Part II
The purpose of conducting an incident review is to evaluate performance, determine training needs and to provide instruction that will contribute to success on future incidents.
 

Recent Podcasts

Friday, September 11, 2009 - 11:32

This month on Fire Marshal's Corner host Ed Comeau looks at the landmark Vision 20/20 efforts.

Ed talks with project manager Jim Crawford, fire marshal for Vancouver, WA. Jim has been the driving force behind the project from its genesis in 2006 when he brought together an informal group of noted national experts in Florida. From this beginning, Vision 20/20 has grown to the point where it is an important part of helping to develop a national strategic agenda for fire and loss prevention.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009 - 08:13

Captain Russell Merrick moderates a roundtable that looks at the changing roles of engine companies based on new construction, vacant structures and the decrease in staffing.

Panelists include:

  • Deputy Chief (retired) Robert "Butch" Cobb, Jersey City, NJ
  • Firefighter Ryan Pennington, Charleston, WV
  • Battalion Chief Al Mullins, Fairfax County, VA

 

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Darkness. Hot darkness. Smoke so thick I could not see our instructor, Bernie Vrona, who was 2 feet to my left. Suddenly, tongues of flame light up the smoky darkness 3 feet over my head....long, flowing tongues of flame. Rivers of...

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Again, I began the day at 4:00 AM. I studied for this morning's weekly test, read and responded to email, and went into the office for an hour to talk with Assistant Chief of Operations, Jim Smith, about staffing issues.

 

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Upcoming TrainingLive Webcasts

Webcast presenter

Jeffrey Pindelski

Monday, August 31, 2009 - 03:00

Rapid intervention and firefighter survival skills are often considered advanced, but do you have a firm grasp on the basic skills of firefighter removal? This webcast, based on case studies and proven statistics, will enable you to learn essential rapid intervention rope rescue concepts that can also be applied to basic, everyday fireground survival.

Webcast presenter

Ronald E. Moore

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 02:00

With increasing frequency, fire departments are reporting an inability to cut through common structural areas, such as the B-pillars, roof pillars and rocker channels on a wide array of late-model vehicles. This webcast will equip responders with many of the lessons learned by the University of Extrication's Ronald E. Moore after a year of intense hands-on research.

 

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