November 13, 2004
Extrication training
Back in January, I stopped by the Varna Volunteer Fire Company to talk about finances, but also got to see a lot of their equipment. The cutters, spreaders, and rams for getting into damaged vehicles were resting quietly then. They got a workout today as volunteers learned more about how to extract people from cars.
Cutting into a car during extrication training.
Using the ram to break into a car.
Rescue truck 1943 and air hoses, with a portable compressor at right.
I was running between appointments, so didn't get to spend much time there, but Chief Roy Rizzo explained that the portable compressor could power the tools if there were two vehicles separated by more than the length of the hoses. The volunteers were getting training for a variety of different situations, including accidents where they might have to use tools creatively on multiple vehicles.
Update: Oliver Habicht has posted a lot more pictures of the training.
Posted by simon at November 13, 2004 4:00 PM in emergency servicesNote on photos