Post by fireman1190 on Apr 3, 2009 14:41:52 GMT -5
Hey, Just learned a new extrication technique and I decided to share some pictures and see if you guys have heard of this.
Down at my other firehouse in West Virginia, we recently got a new set of Res-Q-Jack stabilizing struts. So the Res-Q-Jack people came to teach us how to use them.
After the main part of the class was over the instructor told us about a technique he learned in Germany.
Basically, if a car is on its roof, these cuts enable you to crawl in from the back. Kind of like a C-130 cut but different.
You make 4 cuts. C-pillars, and door sills. then hook chains on the undercarriage. hook on the rear and the front, then use your spreader to pull them together. It raises the back of the car
it has some disadvantages, like.. you couldnt use it with passengers in the rear.
Also... I forgot to ask the instructor, but I'm thinking this might not work on a RWD car? Am I correct?
Down at my other firehouse in West Virginia, we recently got a new set of Res-Q-Jack stabilizing struts. So the Res-Q-Jack people came to teach us how to use them.
After the main part of the class was over the instructor told us about a technique he learned in Germany.
Basically, if a car is on its roof, these cuts enable you to crawl in from the back. Kind of like a C-130 cut but different.
You make 4 cuts. C-pillars, and door sills. then hook chains on the undercarriage. hook on the rear and the front, then use your spreader to pull them together. It raises the back of the car
it has some disadvantages, like.. you couldnt use it with passengers in the rear.
Also... I forgot to ask the instructor, but I'm thinking this might not work on a RWD car? Am I correct?
[My5:]
