Vehicle Stabilization
Lifting and Capturing the Suspension
Lifting and Capturing the Suspension
Capturing the suspension “Capturing the Crash”
One of the most beneficial and under-used techniques is suspension capture. Capturing suspension is the method of taking away suspension rebound when a load is to be lifted off a vehicle. This technique is extremely beneficial in numerous situations such as under-rides, tree on vehicle, etc. If the suspension is not captured, the vehicle will “chase” the load during the lift until normal suspension height is reached. When the suspension is captured an almost instant separation of load and vehicle will be established and in turn less lift is needed. “Capture” is easily established with a heavy duty ratchet strap or chain with tensioners. With heavy lifting our main goal is to lift as little as possible to reach our ultimate goal and this facilitates just that.
Heavy Rescue
Big Rig Technician Training (2/27/2020)
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue played host this week to firefighters from around North America for a three-day training conference on heavy vehicle rescues.
Big Rig Technician Training (2/27/2020)
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue played host this week to firefighters from around North America for a three-day training conference on heavy vehicle rescues. A variety of rescue scenarios were in place at MDFR’s Urban Search & Rescue Training Facility in Kendall for the grand finale of the course on Thursday afternoon. Technical Rescue Technicians from fire departments as far away as Ontario, South Dakota and West Virginia participated in the exercises that required rescuing victims in unique traffic crash situations.
Pictures below from the Metro-Dade Firefighters Local 1403 and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Facebook Pages.
Vehicle Stabilization
Vehicle driven off the side of a parking deck
Checkout the quick work by Atlanta Fire’s Squad 4 stabilizing vehicle that drove off the side of a parking deck.
Vehicle Stabilization
Checkout the quick work by Atlanta Fire’s Squad 4 stabilizing vehicle that drove off the side of a parking deck.
Rescue Rigs
Roswell GA Heavy Rescue Sutphen SVI-Trucks
This apparatus comes equipped with a Command Light Knight 2 series light tower, Carefree Mirage Lateral Arm Patio Awning, Resolve Space Saver fill station, Cab/Body Walk-Through Connection and packed full of Paratech Struts!
Roswell, GA Heavy Rescue
Roswell, GA Fire Rescue had a new heavy rescue built with a 22′ aluminum SVI-body mounted on a 20″ raised roof Sutphen Monarch chassis with a Cummins X12 500 HP engine. This apparatus comes equipped with a Command Light Knight 2 series light tower, Carefree Mirage Lateral Arm Patio Awning, Resolve Space Saver fill station, Cab/Body Walk-Through Connection and packed full of Paratech Struts!
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