Firehouse Rescue eNL - Apr 28th, 2023
 
 
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April 28, 2023

In "Street Smart Extrication" at Firehouse Expo 2023, Tim O'Connor will discuss real-world tips to gain access to victims in the quickest manner possible with regards to today's ever-changing technology. He will touch on stabilization, overturned, underride, rapid extrication scenarios and patient removal.

Firehouse Expo 2023 takes place Sept. 25-29 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH. Register now.

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FEATURES
Jake Hoffman provides detailed information about the shoring that might be required for an operation at the scene of a vehicle striking a building.
Ron Moore points out why power shutdown procedures, B-pillar removal and dash-rolling must be rethought for rescuing victims from crashed electric vehicles.
Andrew McIntyre plunges into a comprehensive discussion of the intricacies of using boats to get to survivors in towns that are under water after a hurricane or other catastrophic water event.
Mark McCabe recounts how rescuer and victim at a confined-space incident nearly were put in peril because of shortsightedness regarding the crew's four-gas meters.
TECH-RESCUE NEWS
Firefighters set up a hauling system to rescue a woman who fell into a storm sewer at a Syracuse transit station.
Conway Fire Department's Swiftwater Rescue Team made the ice rescue from Sabbaday Falls.
Firefighters early Friday rescued three people near downtown Houston who were trapped when Buffalo Bayou began rising during a storm.