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Boone County Fire Protection District

Vehicle Extrication. Boone County Fire Protection District. What’s your size-up?. Dispatch Information. Where are you going? What are you going for? Who is coming with you? What did the dispatcher tell you?. Stats. 2012 3 Extrication Accidents 48 Rollover Accidents. 2011

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Boone County Fire Protection District

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  1. Vehicle Extrication Boone County Fire Protection District

  2. What’s your size-up?

  3. Dispatch Information • Where are you going? • What are you going for? • Who is coming with you? • What did the dispatcher tell you?

  4. Stats • 2012 • 3 Extrication Accidents • 48 Rollover Accidents • 2011 • 14 Extrication Accidents • 111 Rollover Accidents

  5. Personal Protective Equipment • Turnout Pants • Turnout Coat • Traffic Vest • Helmet • Gloves • Eye Protection • Hearing Protection • Respiratory Protection

  6. Sequence from Arrival • Primary size-up • Secondary size-up • Hose line pulled • Vehicle stabilization • Battery access • Patient access • Tool application • Patient packaging • Patient transport • Demobilization • Rehab Equipment

  7. Primary Size-up • Arrival on scene • Description of the vehicle • How many vehicles are involved? • Where is the vehicle(s)? • Description of the problem • How are the vehicles positioned? • Describe the extent of damage • Any obvious threats? • Establish Command • Assign a tactical channel

  8. What’s your size-up? “Columbia from E101…”

  9. Secondary Size-up • Six sided survey • Warm Zone survey and Hot Zone survey • Benchmarks: • “Columbia 360 Complete…” • Announce any additional information from the Primary Size-up • Announce your incident strategy • Command Post location

  10. Secondary Size-up Considerations: • Weather • Lines down • Hazardous materials • Patient count (classification) • Need for additional resources • Ambulances • Rescue Squads • Traffic Management (Formal) • Must happen on all incidents lasting longer than 30 minutes • MODOT notification

  11. Hot Zone • Individuals immediately engaged in extrication actives or patient care

  12. Warm Zone • Incident Command Post location • Equipment cache • Personnel staging area • Apparatus staging

  13. Cold Zone • Ambulance staging area • Media • Flaggers for traffic control zone • Personnel not directly engaged in the rescue process

  14. Temporary Traffic Control Zone • Cones • 5 on each apparatus • Emergency Traffic Signs • Blocking Apparatus • Positioning Rescue Squads and Ambulances • Requesting MODOT

  15. Reasons for Controlling Traffic • Possible secondary accidents • Two main causes of vehicle accidents • Alcohol • Cell Phones • Breedlove Close Call

  16. Vehicle Stabilization • Vehicle Type • Location • Terrain • Position

  17. Stabilization • What’s the goal? • Cribbing • 4x4’s • 2x4’s • Wedges • Paratech Struts • Come-along • Airbags

  18. What’s your size-up?

  19. Resources Websites • Fire Engineering - Extrication Zone • http://www.fireengineering.com/extrication-zone.html • FireRescue1 • http://www.firerescue1.com/extrication/ • Boron Extrication • http://boronextrication.com/ Phone/Tablet Apps • Hybrid Auto Extrication Guide (Free) • http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hybrid-auto-extrication-guide/id398905311?mt=8 • Extrication Zones Pro ($4.99) • http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/extraction-zones-pro/id446538807?mt=8T • iCRS lite USA iPhone Edition 2011 ($14.99) • http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/icrs-lite-usa-iphone-edition/id475309851?mt=8

  20. Game Plan • 10 minute break - HYDRATE • Crew 1 – Vehicle Stabilization • Crew 2 – Purchase Points • 10 min break • Scenarios • Extra tool time as time permits • Rehab Equipment

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