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The four steps of vehicle accident extrication

I am not going to pretend to write an article on vehicle extrication based on my vast knowledge: it would be a very short article. I am not going to "reinvent wheel;" Ron Moore has this subject covered about as thoroughly as possible. He breaks down every imaginable aspect of vehicle extrication into very detailed articles. I am going to take a step back and write a basic article on extrication as a reminder to most and a good starting point for some. For most firefighters outside of rescue...

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Larry Bennett

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Larry's Legal Lessons: Lack of Seat Belts can be Costly
If you are injured in a motor vehicle crash, through no fault of your own, a 2005 law will adversely impact your jury verdict if you were not wearing a seat belt.
 

Recent Podcasts

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 - 00:20

The Apparatus Architects look at a number of topics this month and their guest, a Los Angeles Fire Department Captain, talks about the LAFD's operations and apparatus assignments.

Friday, January 22, 2010 - 14:13

Apparatus Architects Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur report from the Fire Department Safety Officers Association (FDSOA) Apparatus Symposium. They look at several of the topics, based on this year's theme of "Getting back to basics - safely."

 

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February 7, 2010:

I've washed all my work out clothes….cleaned out my car….stored all my classroom notes and textbooks on the shelf….read the newspaper reports of the graduation and the now fulfilled dreams of my classmates...

 

Upcoming TrainingLive Webcasts

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Jeffrey Pindelski

Monday, August 31, 2009 - 03:00

Rapid intervention and firefighter survival skills are often considered advanced, but do you have a firm grasp on the basic skills of firefighter removal? This webcast, based on case studies and proven statistics, will enable you to learn essential rapid intervention rope rescue concepts that can also be applied to basic, everyday fireground survival.

 

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