MEMBERS
PARTICIPATE IN A VEHICLE EXTRICATION CLASS
November
17 2006
- This weekend, over ten members of the Manassas
Volunteer Fire Company participated in a state
certified vehicle extrication class. The two day
class started with a classroom presentation and then
a hands on class for stabilization and air bags. On
day two, the men ran through multiple stations that
included stabilizing and extricating victims from
vehicles that were on all fours, their sides, and
roofs. The last drill of the day was a scenario were
a pickup truck was on its side with an upside down
car resting on top of it. Each vehicle had one
trapped victim inside, one of which was partially
ejected and pinned under the truck. A third victim,
who was an unfortunate pedestrian, had their leg
pinned underneath of the truck. It took crews just
under 30 minutes to extricate all three victims. We
would like to thank all of our instructors for
putting on a very informative and challenging class.
A special thanks goes out to Aubrey from Manassas
City Public Works, who hung out both days and
operated a back-hoe to mangle the vehicles and put
them in position.
