February 1, 2008
Watkins Glen Fire Dept.
Watkins Glen, New York
One car MVA car into a ditch on St rte 14 in Watkins Glen. Driver is trapped in the front seat. Rescue 56 responded to handle the call. Upon arrival Assistant Chief Jud Smith requested the cutters and spreaders to the rear of the vehicle to begin the extrication process. Before that could be accomplished he had the crew set up the RES-Q-JACK adjustable stands on the vehicle to stabilize it. Once that happened the patient was extricated and the scene cleared.
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 Paramus Rescue Squad
Written by: John Pecoraro
This story found on 1st Responder Network
On Monday night just around 11 pm Paramus Ambulance Corp was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident with injuries on Route 17 South Bound in front of Hooters. A subsequent broadcast stated it was an overturned car in the parking lot.
When Police units arrived on scene they found something you would think only happens in the movies. One car was on its side in the slow lane of traffic, and another vehicle was upside down on top of two cars in the parking lot. Paramus Fire Department Engine 3 was called to the scene along with Paramus Rescue for stabilization of the vehicle.
 Paramus Rescue Chief Chris Rutishauser arrived on scene and assumed operations, with FD Assistant Chief Tony Capone designated as Incident Command.
The patients had been removed prior to arrival of Paramus Rescue, however the members stabilized the car on top of a car with Rescue Jacks to check the inside of the vehicle for any additional injured people.
All patients were transported to Hackensack University Medical Center with Paramedics on board by Paramus Ambulance Corp.
Chief Capone released all units at approximately 12:30 am after the authorized tow company had removed all vehicles.
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March, 19th, 2008
Hamilton Township, NJ
Hamilton Township Fire Department
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ - At 11:17 on March 19th, Mercer County Central
transmitted an MVA with entrapment to Engine 17, Engine 12 and 13 Truck
on Route 33 in the area of Yardville Hamilton Square Road.
Engine 17 arrived to find a two vehicle MVA with one vehicle under the
other. RWJ EMS was treating the drivers of both vehicles. The driver of
the Jeep was still in the vehicle and unable to exit the vehicle due to
its position. Engine 12 and 13 Truck arrived and stabilized the
vehicles and removed the victim. Members of Engine 17 secured the power
sources to both vehicles. Although the injuries appeared to be minor in
nature all victims were transported to local hospitals.
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Saturday, March 15, 2008
Watkins Glen Fire Department
Watkins Glen, New York
At about 2:30pm on Saturday March 15, 2008 the Watkins Glen Fire Dept was dispatched for automatic mutual aid to the Burdett Fire dept for our Heavy Rescue for a two car MVA with entrapment. 2nd Assistant Chief Judson Smith respond as officer in charge and ordered Rescue 56 to deploy a 3 point side resting stabilization with RES-Q-JACKS for a pick up truck. After that they took the roof off the truck and extricated the victim’s.
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Hempstead Fire Department
Hempstead, New York
December 25th, 2007
The Hempstead Fire Department Used Res-Q-Jack's to stabilize a telephone pole that fell onto a car.
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Rose Tree Fire Department, Media, PA
On January 29, 2008 Rose Tree Fire Company placed into service the Res-Q-Jack stabilization system on Rescue 73. The officers and company spent a great deal of time researching a jacking / stabilization system that could be used primarily for vehicles on their sides, on their roofs, or in other "awkward" positions. The Res-Q-Jack system was chosen, ordered and we held company level training on the system.
Today at 16:46 hours the Rescue Assignment was dispatched to the US Highway 1 By-Pass for a motor vehicle accident with entrapment. Due to a severe icing condition, there were various accidents on the highway. Upon entering the highway southbound from N. Providence Rd., Medic 104-9 (Laws), Medic 23 (Riddle Hospital), Ambulance 23-7 (Media Fire Co.), Chief 73-9 (Brown) and Rescue 73 (Rose Tree) worked on a three vehicle accident with three injuries. Chief 73-9 established "By-Pass Command". The rescue crew stabilized one vehicle as EMS attended to the driver. While an assessment was being made regarding the need for extrication, Upper Providence Police reported another motor vehicle accident on the US Highway 1 By-Pass in the Northbound lane between N. Ridley Creek Rd. and N. Orange St. They reported one vehicle on its side with one victim trapped.
EMS decided to do a rapid extrication on the patient in the first accident, which freed Rescue 73. A second due Rescue Company (51-6 from South Media Fire Company) was dispatched automatically (two rescue companies are due during the weekdays for any accidents with entrapment in Upper Providence Twp.).
Utility 73 assisted EMS at the first accident while Rescue 73 and Chief 73-9 responded to the second.
Upon arrival at the second accident, Rescue 73 "went to work"
performing stabilization and primary patient access. All four lanes of
the highway (northbound and southbound) were shut down during the
rescue. Due to the icing conditions, command didn’t want to take any
chance of a passing vehicle losing control into the scene where crews
were working. The Res-Q-Jack system was put in service. The equipment
and training of the crew paid off. The vehicle was stabilized within
minutes of arrival. The crews from Rescue 73 and Rescue 51 worked to
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Lexington FD
February 2nd, 2008
R-1 responded to a pin job on the north side with two patients trapped in a vehicle on its side. R-1 crew stabilized vehicle with Res-Q-Jacks and assisted E-2, and L-5 with patient removal through windshield. R-1 left scene for a reported structure fire on the south side. |
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By Chief Donald Love
February 3, 2008
Reese FD, Westminster, MD
On Sunday morning at approx. 9:45 a.m. units were alerted for yet another vehicle overturned on Rt 140 this one at Sullivan Rd. Units from Station 3 arrived to find an SUV on it's side with two occupants inside. Command (Lt 3-4) advised Rescue 9 to stabilize the vehicle with their Res-Q-Jack system and for Squad 6 to assist Engine 32's crew with roof removal. After approx. 10-15 mins. the occupants were removed, evaluated and transported to a local facility with minor injuries. Units cleared by 11 a.m.
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December 26th
Lexington FD
R-1 responded with L-3, E-13 and E-10 to a vehicle wreck with entrapment. R-1 used Res-Q-Jacks to stabilize vehicle on its side and assisted with roof flap.
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| Res-Q-Jack Rescue Struts are shown here used in construction to hold up the structure of a building while support beams are added. |
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January 15, 2008
Lexington Fire Department
Third Plt. R-1 responded to an MVA with a report of persons trapped. Crews were met with single vehicle off the road in and a tree across it's top. Power lines down also complicated the extrication. Res Q Jacks were used to stabilize.
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 Hempstead, NY
Hempstead Fire Department
July 9th, 2007
Hempstead Fire Department used Res-Q-Jack Rescue Struts to stabilize a roof resting vehicle. The stabilization allowed rescue workers to work around the vehicle safely.
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An elderly lady was mowing her grass with a larger John Deere mower 4200 model and tried to go under a tree that had fallen. The roll bar on the tractor caught the tree and it dropped approximately three foot coming to rest on the steering wheel and fender of the tractor. The bad news was her hand and arm were between the tree and steering wheel. The tree was approximately 18" in diameter. We wrapped a chain around the tree and used two of the RES-Q-JACK'S to lift the tree and two of the stabilizer jacks to support the tree as we lifted it.
Green Township Volunteer Fire Department
Franklin Furnace, Ohio
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Thursday, November 29, 2007
Bedford Fire Department
Bedford, VA
1315hrs- Bedford Communications alerted Company 9, Squad 9, and Bedford County Special
Operations Command to Creasey Road in 9’s first due for a report of a male subject pinned by a wall.
Medic 14-9 (career staffing) arrived first to find a house under construction with a male worker covered up to his waist by dirt and debris from a collapsed block wall, pinned against a retaining wall. Engine 9 arrived, established command, and diverted Brush 9 to a nearby location to set up a landing zone for Lifeguard 10 (medivac).
Rescue 1 (with five-three SOC personnel) and Utility 1 (two SOC personnel)arrived and immediatly shored the leaning retaining wall with Res-Q-Jacks until additional equipment (SOC 8-Collapse Unit and TAC-1) could arrive. Personnel quickly worked to free the worker who was also impaled by rebar during the collapse.
The worker was freed and then packaged and transported by Medic 14-8 to the LZ where Lifeguard 10 flew the subject to Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Both Company 1 units returned to service at 1415hrs.
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November 24, 2007
Lexington Fire department
R-1 used Res-Q-Jacks to stablize truck over guard rail off road on its top. Crew assisted in extrication of 2 pt.s in 2 seperate vehicles.
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Old Mystic Fire Department (OMFD), Mystic River Ambulance (MRA), and Lawrence and Memorial (L&M) paramedics were dispatched to 30 Route 27 in Mystic for a motor vehicle accident in which a car crashed into a house, reported to be with fire and entrapment at 00:18 hours.
Upon OMFD arrival, the car was on its front end, with the top of the vehicle protruding into the structure. There was no fire, however the victim was trapped inside the vehicle. There was extensive structural damage to the residence and OMFD personnel stabilized the structure to alleviate the risk of collapse. Once the structure was stabilized, OMFD personnel extricated the victim from the vehicle. During the course of the incident, there was an active gasoline leak from the vehicle.
Due to the prolonged nature of the incident, Life Star Helicopter was requested and landed at Old Mystic Baptist Church, where Mystic Fire Department had established the landing zone. The victim was transferred to MRA and Life Star personnel and then transported to the landing zone.
OMFD personnel remained on scene to provide lighting and monitor the gasoline leak, while Groton Town Police Department investigated the accident. The scene was cleared at 04:16 hours. |
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Monday, September 17th
District of Columbia Fire Department
Washington, DC
A driver trying to beat the wait at a McDonalds drive through got more than she bargained for on Monday. September 17th.
The woman behind the wheel tried to race around other cars waiting in line at the fast food restaurant at 5948 Georgia Avenue. N.W. Her vehicle sped over the curb, crashed thru a wrought iron fence and careened over a retaining wall.
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When firefighters arrived, the car was standing vertically on its nose,
with only a pole it was leaning against preventing the vehicle from
completely falling over.
Members of Rescue Squad 2, assisted by other units on the rescue local,
began the precarious task of stabilizing the vehicle so its two
occupants could be safely removed. These efforts were successful, and
both patients were transported to area hospitals with non life
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The Town & Country Fd responded to Intersection of Wygant and
Veteren Hill rd Town Of Hhds for an MVC with entrapment. The Fire Dept
found a single car mvc with the car on its side. The dept deployed the
Res-Q-Jacks to stabilized the car before we used the Jaws to cut the
roof off and extricate the Patient. Patient was transported to the Aomc
the local Tramua Center
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Bedford Fire Department
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Bedford, VA
At 1940hrs Rescue 1 was special called by Forest Road Command for a motor vehicle accident with two overturned vehicles and three occupants trapped. Company 5 and Squad 6 were the first alarm assignment to the 7000blk of Forest Road. Command (Burnette) arrived to find the two vehicles off the roadway, both overturned, both with occupants trapped. Just as Pumper 5 and Rescue 5 arrived, command had Bedford Communications special call Rescue 1 to assist with the extrications. Rescue 1 (with six) arrived and was assigned extrication duties on a four-door sedan with two occupants trapped. Pumper 5 had already stabilized the vehicle with Rescue Jacks and had personnel inside of the vehicle attending to the patients. While Rescue 1’s chauffer raised the light tower for lighting, the rest of Rescue 1’s personnel stretched their tools to the car and removed the front and rear door along with the B post to access the patients. After packaging both onto a LSB, the patients were transported by Medic 6 to LGH. Rescue 1 returned to service at 2036hrs.
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July 18th, 2007
DCFD Rescue 1
Washington DC
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Platoon 3 ran the mva with 1 vehicle over-turned. Members used the res-q-jacks rescue strut system and cribbing to stabilize the vehicle. They then used the Amkus to remove the door and extricate the single victim. The patient was then handed over to EMS for care.
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September 2, 2007
Dale City Fire Department
Dale City
Fire Department Units Dispatched to I-95 for
a reported ALS Auto Accident with 5 Trapped....Since the being of the
Labor Day holiday weekend had already been busy for many units in the
county it continued into late Friday night and Saturday morning.Around
0034 hours PWC commutations alerted units of a reported overturned
vehicle with possible 5 occupants trapped on Interstate 95 south bound
south of route 234. Units on the original dispatched units were Wagon
517, Rescue 510, Medic 553, Ambulance 512, and BC507. Wagon 512 who had
just cleared a call in company 3’s area added on as well as RC503 and
RC517.
Rescue 510 arrived first on the scene and gave the proper
location at the truck scales. After a quick evaluation of the scene,
Rescue 510’s officer advised that there was one van on its side up
against a light pole with one patient ejected from the vehicle and one
patient trapped under the vehicle. Wagon 512 arrived and established
command and assisted the rescue with patient care and stabilization of
the van. At this time a second extrication unit for additional
personnel, second medic unit, and 2 Helicopters were requested by
command.
Rescue Chief 503 arrived and assumed command while PWC
PSCC Dispatched Truck 31 (Quantico), Engine 517 (LZ), Medic 517, and
Tower 513.
Rescue 510’s crew stabilized the vehicle with Res- Q-
Jack rescue struts and began to develop the extrication plan. The patient, who
was alert and talking to the crews, had fallen out of a window and the
upper half of the patient’s body was trapped under the van. Due to the
condition of the soft shoulder it created a void area where the patient
had a 2 inch area from the vehicle. Truck 31 and Tower 513 arrived and
were assigned to assist with the extrication. Truck 31’s crew was
assigned to monitor and adjust the struts and Tower 513’s crew assisted
with the extrication. With the use of air bags and hydraulic spreader
the van was lifted off of the patient then the roof was removed to
access and remove the patient. The patient was removed and to EMS
personnel for treatment. The stabilization and extrication was a total
of 40 mins.
Both patients were flown via helicopter to and area trauma center all units were clear by 0230 hrs.
Units on the incident
Wagons 512 and 517 (LZ)
Engine 31 (Quantico)
Rescue 510
Truck 31 (Quantico)
Tower 513
Medics 553 and 517
Ambulances 510 and 512
RC 503 and 517
Helicopters Air Care 1 and Life EVAC 1
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August 28th, 2007
Washington, DC Rescue Squad
Florida Ave & North Capitol St
Platoon 4 was dispatched to assist units on the scene with the MVA. Members stabilized the vehicle using the Rescue Jacks. They then used the Amkus Rescue Tools to remove a portion of the roof to gain access. Extrication took about 10 minutes. |
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August 9, 2007
Town & County FD
Tompkins Corners, New York
On 8-9-2007 Town & Country Fire Dept Responded mutual aid to Big Flats and Tompkins Corners for an mva with entrapment. The dept got on scene and set up to lifting struts to stabilize the car so the roof could be removed. |
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September 2007
Odessa, NY
Res-Q-Jacks used to stabilize a vehicle involved in a motor vehicle accident in Odessa, NY. |
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August 26, 2007
Jefferson Fire Company, Jefferson Rescue Squad
At 5:45 pm on the evening of August 26, 2007 members of Jefferson Twp Fire Company # 2 and the Jefferson Rescue squad were dispatched to the scene of a motor vehicle accident where a pick up truck had struck and entered a house at 39 Winona Trail in the Lake Winona section of Jefferson Twp. The owner was sitting on the couch of their living room feeding their 4 month old baby when the incident took place. Thankfully, there were no injuries reported. Fire Company # 2 was able to secure the structure's framework by using Res-Q-Jacks stabilizers and it was decided that the easiest way to remove the vehicle ( causing less harm to the structure) would be to drive it out of the damaged house. The truck was safely removed and residents of the home were able to gather some personal items before leaving the scene. |
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August 2, 2007
Lexington Fire Co
Lexington, Virginia
3rd Platoon: Rescue responded to this difficult early morning pin on Iron Works Rd. Vehicle was suspended in the air on a rock fence and against a tree. Crew used res-q-jack rescue struts and chains to stabilize the vehicle, then used cutters and rams for disentanglement. |
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July 3rd, 2007
1st Platoon
Rescue responded to the far South side with companies from District 4, for a pickup flipped on its side. Rescue crew stabilized the vehicle with Res-Q-Jacks, and assisted L-4 with a roof flap down. One patient was treated on the scene and trasported to the trauma center by LFD EC unit
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June 30th
Pittsfield Fire & Rescue, Massachusetts
Pittsfield, MA
Mini van rolled over. Res Q Jack used in stabilization
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June 28, 2007
Dale City Volunteer Fire Department
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At 0321 hours on June 28th, Company 18 units were alerted to a BLS auto
accident in the area of Bacon Race Rd. and Cannon Bluff Dr. The PSCC
advised units from 18 that a caller called and advised that they heard
what sounded like a car crash in that area. While enroute, the PSCC
received several more calls on the accident advising of one overturned
vehicle. Ambulance 518 arrived on scene and reported one vehicle
overturned with one patient trapped and power lines down. The crew
quickly requested a specialty piece. Engine 518 was next on the scene
at the intersection of Bacon Race and Cannon Bluff and advised they had
one vehicle that had hit a telephone pole, overturned in a ditch with
one female patient trapped inside.
Engine 518's officer then established Bacon Race Command and requested
the ALS assignment to be dispatched. Medic 556, Rescue 510, and BC505
were added to the call. While the ALS assignment was still enroute,
Engine 518's crew took care of all hazards, including live downed power
lines in the roadway, set up lighting and pulled a protection hose
line. Ambulance 518 started patient assessment with limited access to
the trapped patient. Upon the arrival of Rescue 510, the crew quickly
implemented a plan to stabilize and extricate the patient. The rescue
crew utilized the Res-Q-Jack system, and began removing the driver’s
side to free the patient. With the driver’s side completely removed,
the patient was then removed from the vehicle. Patient care was then
turned over to Ambulance 518.The patient was assessed to have minor
injuries and was transported to Potomac ER for further evaluation. All
units were clear by 0430.
Units on the call:
Engine 518
Ambulance 518
Rescue 510
Medic 556
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May 30, 2007
Musquash Fire-Rescue Department
Musquash,
New Brunswick
Two people were transported to hospital after this vehicle overturned on Highway 1 on May 30, 2007. Firefighters used the Res-Q-Jack stabilization equipment at this incident before using hydraulic rescue tools to remove the roof to extricate one trapped person.
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May 29, 2007
Lexington Fire Department
Lexington, KY
2nd Platoon: Rescue, along with L-4, extricated one pt from
an overturned car. Rescue stabilized the vehicle with the Res-Q-Jack's. |
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Res-Q-Jacks were used for a simple side rest stabilization with two stands on the under carriage of the car.
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| The Town & Country Fire Department responded to a one car MVA rollover on Old Ithaca Rd and Oakview Dr. There was one patient trapped. The department deployed two lifting struts and the doors were removed. The patient was extricated in 18 mins. |
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| This MVA happened right in front of me while I was
at the red light. As you can see I deployed the res-q-jacks to stabilize
the car till the resuce arrived. |
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A van with an elderly couple were coming down the hill and didn't stop at the stop sign. It is unknown at this time if it was a mechanical failure or if it was medical.
The van hit hill and became airborne and landed on top of a flat bed rail car waiting to be repaired at the shops. Used one jack, one stand and several straps to secure the vehicle to the train car. This is the first time we got to use the jacks since we put them in service, and the jacks and straps worked great. Female driver walked out on her own. Male passenger was extricated and flown to hospital.
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