Extrication.Com
19 Baldwin Circle
Plymouth, MA  02360
-USA-

The 4th Greater Toronto Extrication Programs
hosted by Extrication.Com

Extrication.Com presented three programs this year in The Greater Toronto Area:

1. 40-Hour Basic-Intermediate-Advanced Vehicle Extrication WeekEND Program (held on two consecutive weekends).
2. 40-Hour Basic-Intermediate-Advanced Vehicle Extrication WeekDAY Program (Monday-Friday).
3. 16-Hour Heavy Farm and Construction Machinery (all new this year).

40-Hour Basic-Intermediate-Advanced Vehicle Extrication WeekEND

For the first time in our Greater Toronto programs we made available our 40-hour program to the local volunteer and call firefighters as a 2-weekend program.

The first 20-hour segment of the 40-hour Basic-Intermediate-Advanced program began at 1800-2200 hours on Friday night September 15th and continued through Saturday and Sunday 0800-1800 hours.

Students learned the fundamentals of vehicle extrication in the classroom and then put them to practice the next day. On the following day they advanced to our New Technology program which ended the first weekend.

The following Friday night began with the classroom presentation for heavy trucks and buses. Followed by all hands-on practical on Saturday and Sunday.

This ended the total of 40-hours for a total of 16-hours basic skills, 8-hours New Technology, 8-hours Heavy Truck and 8-hours Bus. This has the same curriculum we offer for the Monday through Friday day program only presented on (2) weekends.  

Students displaced seat/floor pan for greater space.

Jordan Hewins (center above and right below) reviews hazards associated with heavy trucks during the 40-hour Toronto programs. 

Mexican Red Cross, Mexico City members use a special metal cutting circular saw by Milwaukee to open a truck cab.

Chuck Guy from Toronto Fire Department renders assistance to this manikin that penetrated the passenger side windshield of this vehicle.

Student Jörg Heck (kneeling) from Germany acts as incident commander and explains to one of Kitchener ONT Fire Captains tasks that need to be accomplish to mitigate the rescue.

Here student from Abram's Wrecker Service provides assistance with his team members while they free the lower extremity entrapment from the dash in this vehicle under ride to a heavy truck.

Mass Casualty Scenario

Complex 3-motor vehicle crash involving a medium truck and (2) passenger vehicles. The straight cargo body rolled over entrapping a family of manikins. Entry was gained through the enterior of the van and outside of the passenger vehicle.

Toronto 16-Hour Heavy Farm/Construction Machinery Program

Extrication.Com instructor Ted Helpin prepares one of the manikins into a hay bailer before it is cut out by the students during one of the heavy machinery evolutions.

Here students dismantled and cut free the machinery parts in preparation to remove the body of a manikin during a recovery operation emulating a child that had been draw into a hay bailer.
 

Students dig frantically to save this manikins life after being crushed by the blade of this bulldozer.
 

Students prepare to safeguard a manikin in preparation for using a torch to cut the victim free of the machinery.

Students learning how to operate machinery as well as dismantling machinery. In the heavy machinery program you will be using less heavy hydraulic tools and more hand and electric/pneumatic power tools.

What's in the future for advanced Extrication.Com Programs?

Jordan Hewins, Extrication.Com's Heavy Wrecker Lead Instructor at Toronto 2006

At both Toronto 40-hour programs we introduce a old method, but new concept to modern vehicle extrication. Utilizing heavy wreckers for rescue operations.

Starting next year Extrication.Com will introduce a new advanced extrication program: "40-Hour Advanced Vehicle Extrication: Rescue & Recovery Operations for Heavy Wrecker Operators". 

This program will explain the fundamentals of winching operations, the math required for calculations, equipment, type wreckers, and practical evolutions. Each day students will attend a morning lecture and then breakout for the hands-on evolutions. You will learn more than just recovery, you will learn how to perform extrication in a rescue situation.

The heavy wreckers have the force, its a matter of applying the math with the proper technique that will make a successful rescue.

Extrication.Com's 40-Hour WeekEND program at Toronto 2006

Our weekend program ended by displacing the dash of this extended body school bus utilizing a rotator heavy wrecker.

One of the things you will find in extrication, there is always more than one way to do things. Having the knowledge base to do different tasks associated with vehicle rescue will only many your job less difficult.

The one thing I find in modern extrication is the lack of utilizing all our resources on hand. Heavy hydraulic rescue tools are not the do all does everything tool.

In our programs we try to bring back the basics with hand, and power tools. Learning to recognize which tool works best for a particular job will help increase the efficiency of the rescue.  All too often I see responders becoming reliant on hydraulics and then when it comes to a point where they need to fall back on

Not all work! During our off time one of the local fire department members who took our 40-hour weekEND program was gracious enough to take us to a local trout pond where Extrication.Com instructors took a well needed day off.

Len Watson caught a 5 pounder to add to the total of 40-pounds of trout in two and a half hours caught by Len and Ron.

Ron Shaw displays one of the 3 pounders with the rest of his catch of 30 lbs. A little wage wage was made by Len and Ron to see who could catch the largest fish. Ron had to concede to Len's 5 pounder. Len was able to successfully extricate three more trout from the pond for his total of 10 pounds. When people tell you even a bad day fishing is better than work; tell them its even better when you catch 30 lbs in 2 and half hours!

If you attend our Toronto program in 2007, be sure to pack your rod and reel! We guarantee you will have fun catching these monsters. The largest caught in 2006 was 13 pounds. Catch it during the day and we will make arrangements for you to bring your trout back to the hotel and it will be broiled, fried or grilled for you that evening.

  
The water boils with trout!

2006 "Neil Wootton Achievement Award”

The Faculty of
Extrication.Com
is pleased to announce to all that

Firefighter David Ribble
Kitchener,ONT , Canada

This award is given to the one student that most demonstrated to the attesting instructors an excellence in their extrication training, professionalism and team spirit during all of the Extrication.Com 40-hour Basic-Intermediate-Advanced Extrication programs ending in year 2006.

Award Recipient Designation: Number 2

 About the "Neil Wootton Outstanding Extrication Achievement Award"

Neil Wootton (Toronto, Canada FD) was the first recipient to receive this recognition award by demonstrating his passion and outstanding ability in the field of motor vehicle extrication, the willingness to assist and put the needs of his peers before his own. In recognition of these talents, traits, outstanding professionalism while representing his department and compassion for his peers from this date forward the Extrication.Com Outstanding Extrication Achievement Award shall be know as the “Neil Wootton Achievement Award”. Wootton’s achievement has set a standard for others to measure their own goals
 

Last modified: 05/10/08