Topic: Cribbing at Vehicle Rescue Incidents Objective: Understand box-cribbing construction and load capacity. Task: The rescue team shall understand critical aspects of box-cribbing construction, ...

OBJECTIVE: Understand how a wood box crib performs at failure TASK: Given the need to support a lifted or otherwise unstable load, the rescue team shall explain cribbing safety considerations and ...

In past Quick Drills, I’ve given you some tips to make vehicle extrication operations go smoother. Our response to motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) has changed so much in the past 25 or 30 years that it’s ...

When we see a large, beautiful home, we tend to notice the stately stone or brick accents, the trim work around the windows and the majestic columns holding up the structure. What we tend to ignore is ...