Extrication
The year was full of disaster responses but also brought impressive extrications, off-duty saves, helpful Boy Scouts and a rampaging camel
A Maryland Go-Team member shares his knowledge and passion with others
A passenger from the Missouri Amtrak derailment shares details of the response involving nearly 20 local and state agencies
A vehicle collided with a King County Metro bus, sending it into a building in the Belltown neighborhood
Smoke from wetland fires mixed with fog to create a “super fog,” causing several crashes on I-55 near New Orleans
First responders in Cincinnati had difficulty reaching the SUV after it had been pushed past the crossing
A tractor-trailer driver was killed after a train carrying coal derailed and fell onto a highway near Pueblo
Arcadia first responders had to extricate the man from the combine
Injured members of the 11th Airborne Division were transported by ground and air to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
San Diego and Chula Vista FFs worked to extricate the driver after his truck went off a freeway ramp and overturned
Police had ended their pursuit of an aggressive, reckless driver minutes before the crash
Travis Muller was cleaning out the bin when he became caught in the power sweep auger
Portland firefighters faced a car pinned partially underneath a semi in a jack-knife collision
The firefighter-medic and a nurse both separately stopped to assist the crash victims, all of whom had to be extricated from the vehicles
Four people, including two paramedics, were injured when a pickup truck collided with an ambulance
Two patients were extricated from the crash in Amador County
The children in the Penn Township crash were transported to UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh
Charlotte firefighters had to use struts to stabilize the vehicle before removing three people inside
Fire and EMS personnel in Spartanburg County rescued two people in plane crash
EMS personnel in German Township transported at least 13 patients to hospitals
Several rescue companies worked on patient extrication in the Jefferson County crash
One person was pinned under the vehicle after it crashed into the Los Angeles service center reception area
A neighbor held the worker up as best as he could until Lakeside firefighters arrived
Police believe the Decatur Township crash, which left a car embedded into the second floor, was intentional
Rescuers in Veronia said it was impossible to see the crash site due to the heavy brush.
LAFD firefighters had to extricate three people from the car after it crashed into the camp
A group of 40 people were having a picnic in the Santa Rosa park when the large branch fell
Photos from the Monmouth County crash show the guardrail coming out the back of the SUV
2 patients were flown to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland after a crash in Lake County
At least 4 patients were flown to hospitals from the I-70 crash near Highland
Ladders and ropes were used to remove some passengers in the Manhattan bus collision
Helena firefighters had to crawl approximately 50 feet underneath the train to reach one victim
First responders had to work in rugged terrain in Larimer County to reach the converted school bus
