Electric Vehicle Fires: What’s Really Going On?
Fires involving electric and hybrid vehicles have a host of special concerns for firefighters. Dave Dalrymple examines some of them.
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Podcast: Xtrication Radio: Electric Vehicle Fires
Host Dave Dalrymple discusses electric and hybrid vehicle fires and National Vehicle Rescue and Extrication Day.
Reimagining Vehicle Rescue and Extrication Methods
Trauma is a disease of time; vehicle extrication is a medical intervention. Dave Dalrymple on changing the mindset of extrication operations.
Winging It: Fender Evolutions
With today’s arsenal of rescue tools, fenders are not really difficult to remove, but the why, the how, and the method are key.
More Dave Dalrymple
Training Minutes: Inverted Dash Lift
Dave Dalrymple and his crew demonstrate how to remove a patient entrapped in the footwell of an overturned vehicle.
Training Minutes: Overturned Vehicle with Footwell Entrapment
Dave Dalrymple discusses how to extricate a patient who is entrapped in the footwell of an overturned vehicle.
Training Minutes: Vehicle On Its Side
In this Training Minutes video, Dave Dalrymple describes how to stabilize and rescue a patient from a vehicle that has fallen on its side.
Training Minutes: Patient Management at a Motor Vehicle Incident
Dave Dalrymple discusses the idea of "Rescue Real Estate," which entails separating the operating locations and functions of rescuers.
Training Minutes: Vehicle Rescue: Proper Cutting Techniques
Dave Dalrymple discusses proper cutting techniques for power hydraulic cutters, including how to cut such pieces of the vehicle as hinges and latches.
Training Minutes: Vehicle Rescue: Footwell Entrapment
Dave Dalrymple and his crew tackle the problem of patients getting their feet entrapped in the footwell of vehicles.
Podcast: Xtrication Radio
In this episode, Dave Dalrymple reviews common extrication practices for vehicle extrication and rescue.
Training Minutes Revisited: Vehicle Stabilization
In this firefighter training video, Dave Dalrymple discusses scene-hazard evaluation and reviews ways of stabilizing a vehicle.
