Humpday Hangout: Extrication

In this week’s Humpday Hangout, Fire Engineering Editor in Chief Bobby Halton and FireRescue Editor in Chief Erich Roden talk to a panel of extrication experts–Aaron Heller, Isaac Frazier, and Dave Dalrymple–about the discipline. They discuss the impact of weather on vehicle extrication operations, overcoming language barriers at incidents, the role of heavy wreckers in rescue efforts, and more.

More vehicle extrication at http://emberly.fireengineering.com/extrication-zone.html.

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