Vehicle Rescue
This extrication class is designed for all skill levels - from awareness to technician levels. The interactive lecture portion will cover most aspects of vehicle rescue including scene size-up, new vehicle construction, hybrid vehicles, commercial vehicles, extrication scene management, common mistakes made by responders and step-by-step basic and advanced extrication procedures. There will also be two full days of hands-on practical evolutions.
PPE required: Full turnout gear, safety glasses, helmet, gloves - extrication or leather work gloves recommended.
Class One Agenda - Lecture
- Golden Hour
- Common terminology
- Traditional vehicle construction
- New vehicle construction challenges
- Vehicle / scene hazards
- Safety - scene safety, power tool safety
- Hybrid vehicles
- Power tool use and care
- Personal protective equipment
- Supplemental restraint systems
- Vehicle rescue scene management / ICS
- Extrication evolutions
- Stabilization - Third Door conversion
- Glass removal - Seat removal
- Door removal - Sidewall removal
- Roof flap / removal - Tunneling
- Dash displacement - Vehicle under-rides
- Case studies
- Recommended annual training
Class Two and Three Agenda - Practical Skills:
Stabilization / Hazard Identification
- Battery control
- Fuel leaks
- Airbag scanning
- Vehicles on 4 wheels
- Vehicles on their sides
- Vehicles on their roofs
- Commercial vehicles
Glass Removal
- Windshield removal
- Windshield saw
- Axe
- Power tools
- Side glass removal
- Center punch
- Striking tool
Door Removal
- Gaining purchase point
- Attacking from latch side
- Attacking from hinge side
- Cutting hinges
- Rip & Blitz
Roof Removal
- Safety concerns (securing flap, removing roof from vehicle)
- Roof flap
- Total removal
- Cutting posts
- Hydraulic cutters
- Reciprocating saw
- Plastic trim removal
Dash Displacement
- Dash roll
- Dash lift
- Metro-Dade Pull
- Cribbing considerations
- Fender relief cuts
Third Door Conversion
- Traditional method
- Using a reciprocating saw
- Using spreaders or ram to get movement
Vehicle Under-Rides
- Scene safety concerns
- Stabilization
- Tunneling
- Seat removal
- Cross-ramming
- Under-ride dash displacement techniques
Commercial Vehicle Extrication
- Commercial vehicle anatomy
- Stabilization
- Door removal
- Dash displacement
- Roof removal
- Entry through sleeper area (Semi tractor)
Vehicles on their Sides / Roofs
- Stabilization
- Hazard control
- Door removal
- Roof removal / access
- Dash displacement
- Dash lift
- Reverse Metro Dade pull
- Access through the floorboard
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