Tag Archives: Rescue

A former firefighter was killed in a grain bin accident. Read more HERE. Reports state he was working on top of the bin and fell in

Two school buses were involved in one crash this morning in Cleveland. 12 students and 2 adults were transported to area hospitals.

A cement mixer punched through a parking deck. The Toms River TRT responded to shore the deck prior to a crane lifting the mixer out.

Serious crash where car under-rides school bus in Colorado this morning.

Below are a few pictures from training the other day with a Petrogen torch. Also below is a short video on initial operations including: determining tip size, gasoline pressure, O2 pressure, and lighting procedures.

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 ...

This car left the main roadway and struck the bridge at a high rate of speed.

This little scenario put some more tools in the guy's hands. We jammed a metal ring around a dummy's arm. The goal was to cut the ring off without cutting the coat or dummy.

We were interested to see how warm the washers got when cutting. The picture shows 143 degrees, but at one point it was up to 170. Remember to cool the patient in these scenarios.

Crews from Citizens Hose Co and Independent Hose Co began the time consuming task of cutting open the top of the outer pipe with reciprocating saws.