Company Trains in Vehicle Rescue
 
By Chief Hoseman Joey Swift
July 31, 2014
 

On Wednesday, July 30th,2014 the members of the Avondale Fire Company went to Blittersdorf's salvage yard in Toughkenamon to practice their Vehicle Rescue skills. Blittersdorf's set up 3 vehicles, 1 on its wheels, 1 on its side, and 1 on its roof. Crews practiced stabilization using wood cribbing and rescue struts, along with patient extrication using our " Jaws of Life" and some hand tools.


A special thank you to Mike and Tom Blittersdorf, the owners of Blittersdorf's towing, for donating vehicles, and allowing us to use their yard for this training.
 
Units: Rescue 23, Squad 23, Traffic 23, Engine 23-2
 
Crews and tools in staging
Crews and tools in staging
Crews working on extrication with a vehicle on its side
Crews working on extrication with a vehicle on its side
 
LT23-A, Hoseman 23, and Saftey 23
LT23-A, Hoseman 23, and Saftey 23
Past Chief Decker, and Saftey 23 setting up the rescue struts.
Past Chief Decker, and Saftey 23 setting up the rescue struts.
 
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Roof removal on the vehicle on its side
Roof removal on the vehicle on its side
Crews working on stabilizing a vehicle on its roof
Crews working on stabilizing a vehicle on its roof
 
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Hoseman 23 removing a door
Hoseman 23 removing a door
 
Rescue 23
Rescue 23
Avondale crew after a complete extrication.
Avondale crew after a complete extrication.