Perrysburg Fire Division - Perrysburg, Ohio - October 14, 2009
I just wanted to share some photos with you of the Rescue 42 system in action.
These photos were taken this afternoon of an accident that happened on the I-75/I-475 interchange in Perrysburg, Ohio. This truck left the top portion of the expressway and ended up at the bottom of the hill (almost an 120' drop).
My crew was on the first arriving unit and we were tasked with setting up the tele-cribs and stabilizing the car. Upon our arrival, we had three by-standards that had stopped when the accident happened holding up the rear of the truck while our paramedics starting assessing the 2 people trapped inside the vehicle. Within 2 minutes, we had the 4 struts in place and extrication started immediately afterwards.
This was the first time our department has gotten the opportunity to use this system on an actual accident and the members on my department were absolutely amazed at what was accomplished with this system. The terrain we were on was rough and very wet/soft so that added to the challenge of this rescue. Thanks again for the great product.
~ Richard Browne, Perrysburg Fire Division / Perrysburg, Ohio
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