Tag Archives: Extrication

Semi Cab On Its Nose

Georgetown and Round Rock Fire Departments (Texas) worked together on I-35, just north of Westinghouse.  The crash involved a 18 wheeler that came to rest on its nose. Pictures from the Georgetown Texas Fire Department Facebook page. What are your stabilization concerns if an occupant is still trapped in the cab.  Talk about this one with your crew. Struts Cribbing ...

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What’s In Your Air Kit?

This air kit is set-up to work off our Ajax chisel regulator and hose.  All we did was get the right size connections for the Ajax hose.  These tools run at 90 PSI and the box needs labeled for those 2 am calls. One challenge these days is that different pneumatic tools run at different pressures: i.e. airbags: 118 psi, ...

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