Vehicle Extrication with a Twist
Vehicle into a building is an accident that can happen in any city or town. The Ohio Region 2 USAR posted the information below and allowed us to share it. Please make sure you stop by their Facebook page and give them a like. Their Facebook page is packed with great pictures that can be used for training.
At approximately 3AM on 11/19/2016 the Maple Heights Fire Department had a car run in to a house with two victims heavily trapped and severe structural compromise. Initial on scene crews utilized a back tie for the vehicle and rescue struts to support a damaged I beam, and support the front of the vehicle. Multiple crews worked during the prolonged Extrication. Ohio Region 2 USAR was called to assist the Hillcrest Technical Rescue Team (HTRT) and Heights Area Special Rescue Team (HASRT) for structural triage and shoring operations. After consulting with the teams engineer a temporary 2 post, (2) 3 post vertical shores and (2) 2 post vertical shores were constructed. The car was removed without incident.
Below are pictures of the damaged home and shoring that the Ohio Region 2 USAR Team completed.
Building Collapse
School Bus into a Building
A school bus had struck a pedestrian and ran into a building.
School Bus into a Building
North Charleston Fire Department
On September 20, 2022, at 7:45 am, Charleston County Consolidated 9-1-1 Dispatch Center received several calls reporting a school bus had struck a pedestrian and ran into the Neighbor Store on East Montague Ave. North Charleston Fire Department and Charleston County EMS arrived on scene and found a school bus through the front wall of the Neighbor Store causing a partial collapse and multiple patients on scene. Additional EMS and fire resources were requested as well as technical rescue resources from Charleston and North Charleston Fire Departments. The local technical rescue resources are part of the South Carolina Task Force 3, a FEMA Type II Urban Search and Rescue team. This team provides emergency response to a wide variety of technical rescue responses including high-angle rescue, trench rescue, structural collapse, and confined space rescue. The technical rescue resources stabilized the building and removed hazards. Thanks to our fire department automatic aid partners and the local technical rescue resources for providing the additional emergency resources and specialized equipment that were needed on scene.
Building Collapse
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.
Overall Pictures
Compartments Pictures
Rear Pictures
Garbage truck into a structure
Adams Area Fire District James
