FDNY Crews Rescue Teen Impaled on Fence
A teenager horsing around with a friend in Queens was impaled when he stumbled into a wrought iron fence.
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Not Your Usual Man-in-the-Machine Rescue
Daryl Newport and Steve Vineyard recounts an intense rescue mission for a man found trapped under a landslide in a chert pit.
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Machinery Rescue Operations 101
Jamie Morelock defines the scope of machinery rescue and some of the essential elements that must be considered during any operation.
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Training Minutes: Extremity Caught in Machine
Pat Nichols of P.L. Vulcan Fire Training Concepts discusses rescuing a victim who has a hand trapped in an industrial-type machine.
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Training Minutes: Hand Trapped in Press
Mark Gregory and other members of P.L. Vulcan Fire Training Concepts demonstrate some methods of removing a victim's hand from a press using a training prop.
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Training Minutes: Tech Rescue: Hand in Meat Grinder
Members of P.L. Vulcan Fire Training Concepts discuss rescue approaches to dealing with a patient's hand caught in a meat grinder.
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Training Minutes: Rescuing a Victim from Auger Entrapment, Part 2
In this “Homegrown” Training Minutes video, Mark Gregory, Jim Sandas, and other members of PL Vulcan continue their look at operational details for rescuing a…
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Training Minutes: Rescuing a Victim from Auger Entrapment
Mark Gregory and company from PL Vulcan Fire Training Concepts review a training prop to train firefighters on removing a victim whose limb has become…
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Elevators, Trains, and Automobiles: Sizing Up Passenger-Occupied Transportation Machinery
Elevators, trains, and automobiles transport millions daily and are examples of “moving” machinery that are usually occupied with numerous passengers. The fire service must start…
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You Got Your Hand Stuck in What? Machinery Rescue Tool Kit Essentials
Extricating fingers, toes, and other body parts from entrapment necessitates a well-equipped machinery rescue kit. The article outlines the tools and equipment needed, illustrating their…
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Training Minutes: Band Saw Use for Rescue
In this new Training Minutes video on technical rescue, Ray Griffin and Mark Gregory discuss the application of the band saw in rescue situations.
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