November 2015, in Charlottesville, Virginia a Semi overturned on passenger car on I-64. Here’s one thing I like when a department puts together an after-action report and then makes it available to the public.
Here’s the quick summary of the resources:
- Extrication completed in just under 1 hour
- 40 Personnel
- 4 Engine Companies
- 3 Heavy Rescue Squads
- 4 Medic Units
- 5 Command Vehicles
- 2 Wreckers
Here’s the PowerPoint of the whole call from start to finish. Download it, review it, talk about it, and most important…. learn from it.
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Houston Fire Department’s Trailer 11
Check out Houston Fire Department’s new Trailer 11 purchased from Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists, Inc. It’s packed for of Paratech equipment with room for more!

Houston Fire Department’s Trailer 11
Check out Houston Fire Department’s new Trailer 11 purchased from Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists, Inc. Check out the pictures below and make sure you follow the social media pages from Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists.
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Compartments Pictures
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Heavy Rescue
Overturned Tractor-Trailer Extrication

Overturned Tractor-Trailer Extrication
Check out the overturned Tractor-Trailer, confirmed entrapment, and power pole down that Elizabethtown Fire Dept Station 74 had earlier today.

Large Vehicle with Heavy Entrapment
The Washtenaw County Technical Rescue Team recently assisted Milan Area Firefighters with this complex extrication. Team members assisted Milan Firefighters and utilized HURST Jaws of Life and Paratech to extricate the heavily entrapped driver quickly.