Training Minutes: Vehicle Rescue: Proper Cutting Techniques

In this Training Minutes video, Dave Dalrymple discusses proper cutting techniques for power hydraulic cutters, including how to cut such pieces of the vehicle as hinges and latches.

These videos are for training demonstration purposes only. When you perform these techniques at emergency scenes and evolutions, be sure to wear full PPE and adhere to your agency’s procedures and policies. This video originally ran on the Fire Engineering site in 2010.

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