November 17, 2010
Hillsville Fire Department
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Fancy Gap, VIRGINIA -- All lanes were closed on I-77 for several hours due to four multi-vehicle crashes on the interstate in Carroll County.

The Hillsville Fire Department used Res-Q-Jack struts to stabilize vehicles to aid in extrication.  With 19 transported, 2 fatals, and "what seemed like hundreds of walking wounded," 2nd Lt. Andy Utt of Hillsville Fire said of their Res-Q-Jack struts, "These things were a life saver."