Heavy Technical Rescue

Extrication/Vehicle Rescue

Vehicle Rescue is the discipline of responding to and extricating victims from motor vehicle and related incidents.  Vehicle incidents present the risk of entrapping victims, and without rapid treatment, can present life-threatening complications from a victim's injuries.

The Vehicle Rescue team responds with specialized equipment designed for stabilizing and disassembling automobiles and other machinery.  

Training

The starting point for vehicle rescue training is a weekend course that teaches technicians how to manage an accident scene, proper procedures, use of safety equipment, and how to use the variety of tools we carry to perform extrication.

Advanced training is available that covers farm machinery extrication, school bus extrication, and big rig rescue and recovery.  Every accident scene is different, and each of these scenarios requires a different approach.  These courses build the fundamental skills needed to address any rescue.

Trench

When people are working in ditches, they may cave in. We dig them out.

Structural Collapse

When the support of a structure is compromised and on the verge of collapse, we shore it up to allow people to get out and to prevent further damage should the building actually fall down.

Confined Space

Pipes, tanks, boilers, any small area with limited access is where we respond when someone is injured or passed out.