In this Training Minutes video, Dave Dalrymple discusses a simple chock you can build that lets you quickly stabilize a vehicle during extrication operations and that remains flush with the side of the vehicle.
These videos are for training demonstration purposes only. When you perform these techniques at emergency scenes and evolutions, be sure to wear full PPE and adhere to your agency’s procedures and policies.
This video originally ran on the Fire Engineering site in late 2009. Please watch in the player above. Subscribe to our YouTube channel HERE.
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