There are many variables involved in fighting a vehicle fire. Some of the issues in a vehicle fire include traffic, extraction, air bags, plastics, fuel systems and hazardous materials concerns. If your department needs more information on this subject, check out these videos on vehicles: AIRBAG UPDATE 2007, PART 1 & 2 AV07-2057 Date Acquired: 1/26/2007 Length: 60:00 Format: DVD Author: FETN Although airbags help protect vehicle occupants during a crash, they pose many special hazards to fire, EMS, rescue and law enforcement responders assisting at crash scenes, particularly during extrication. In Part 1 of this program, training expert Ron Moore reviews the newest supplemental restraint airbag systems and the safety concerns they pose. In Part 2 of the program Ron Moore will discuss airbag locations, ID identifiers and tags, side impact and roof airbag systems. He will identify important safety issues involving stored gas airbag inflator modules and pressurized vessels and how to handle these systems during extrication. (2006) CARBUSTERS 3.1: ADVANCED EXTRICATION AV07-2162 Date Acquired: 8/14/2007 Length: 30:00 Format: DVD Author: MOSBYJEMS Carbusters 3.1, a six volume DVD set, is an updated version of Carbusters 3. Volume 5 provides a pre-determined set of operational parameters that will fit most rescue situations including heavy entrapment, cars on their sides or roofs, lifting and hoisting operations, multiple vehicle incidents and vehicle underride situations. Topics covered are truck and bus construction; electrical, fuel and brake systems; scene size up; stabilization; patient access; forcing doors; and vehicles on side. The DVD also contains slideshows and quizzes. (2003) CARBUSTERS 3.1: EXTRICATION PRINCIPLES AND VEHICLE DESIGN AV07-2158 Date Acquired: 8/14/2007 Length: 30:00 Format: DVD Author: MOSBYJEMS Carbusters 3.1, a six volume DVD set, is an updated version of Carbusters 3. Volume 1 creates a foundation of safe resuce practices to help rescuers reduce extrication times to less than 15 minutes, while maintaining the highest level of prehospital emergency care. The topics include the Golden Hour, power tools, hand tools, rescue action plan, preparation for rescue, arrival and setup, hazard control, stabilization, patient access, disentanglement, patient removal, termination, airbag systems, and hybrid cars. The DVD also includes slideshows and quizzes. (2003) CARBUSTERS 3.1: EXTRICATION TECHNIQUES AV07-2160 Date Acquired: 8/14/2007 Length: 30:00 Format: DVD Author: MOSBYJEMS Carbusters 3.1, a six volume DVD set, is an updated version of Carbusters 3. Volume 3 demonstrates the safest and most efficient techniques for extricating a victim from the tangled wreckage of an automobile accident. Topics covered are power hydraulic tools, the power unit, spreaders, cutters, rams, combination tools, roof displacement, door removal, trapped feet, seat displacement, and impaled objects. The DVD also includes slideshows and quizzes. (2003) CARBUSTERS 3.1: HAND TOOLS AND PNEUMATICS AV07-2159 Date Acquired: 8/14/2007 Length: 30:00 Format: DVD Author: MOSBYJEMS Carbusters 3.1, a six volume DVD set, is an updated version of Carbusters 3. Volume 2 demonstrates the safe operation of basic hand tools, and pneumatic devices in conjunction with power hydraulic tools. Topics covered are defining hand tools, stabilization, cribbing, patient access, glass and windshield removal, door and side removal, cutting steering, dash lift and securing tools. The DVD also includes slideshows and quizzes. (2003) CARBUSTERS 3.1: LARGE VEHICLE CONSIDERATIONS AV07-2163 Date Acquired: 8/14/2007 Length: 30:00 Format: DVD Author: MOSBYJEMS Carbusters 3.1, a six volume DVD set, is an updated version of Carbusters 3. Volume 6 addresses extrication principles for larger trucks and buses, including safety concerns unique to large vehicles. Topics include large truck and bus design characteristics, rescue tactics for large truck and bus vehicles, hazard control and stabilization considerations, working from ladders and platforms, freeing and removing trapped occupants. The DVD also contains slideshows and quizzes. (2003) CARBUSTERS 3.1: PATIENT CONSIDERATIONS AND MECHANISMS OF INJURY AV07-2161 Date Acquired: 8/14/2007 Length: 30:00 Format: DVD Author: MOSBYJEMS Carbusters 3.1, a six volume DVD set, is an updated version of Carbusters 3. Volume 4 covers physical and psychological considerations, efficient assessment, protection, immobilization, lifting safety, and removal of patients. The topics covered are rescurer safety, crash dynamics imjury potential, rescue action plan, size up, air transport, rapid patient removal, mechanisms of injury, patient protection, packaging and removal and rapid transport. The DVD also contains slideshows and quizzes. (2003) FIGHTING CAR FIRES AV09-2339 Date Acquired: 10/2/2009 Length: 24:14 Format: DVD Author: FIRE ENGINEERING Car fires may be common to the fire service, but they should never be considered routine. Captain Bill Gustin, a 25-year veteran of the fire service, demonstrates safe and effective techniques for extinguishing car fires. He discusses the main features and components of newer cars as well as what to expect with fires in older makes and models. Learn from actual car fires how magnesium reacts to water, what happens when the fire reaches the fuel tank, the best way to spot apparatus and make your approach, and the best ways to open hoods and trunks. (1998) Copy FIREFIGHTING TACTICS AT VEHICLE FIRES, PART 1 AV07-2137 Date Acquired: 7/10/2007 Length: 30:00 Format: DVD Author: FETN Vehicle fires pose unique dangers to firefighters, not only from the burning car but also from the traffic passing the scene. This program will cover: proper PPE to use during vehicle fire suppression; vehicle characteristics that pose dangers for firefighters; equipment used in controlling motor vehicle fires; positioning of apparatus for effective suppression; size-up for a motor vehicle fire; the initial attack on motor vehicle fires; and a list of 10 safety considerations when combating vehicle fires. A study guide accompanies the DVD. (Release date 7/03, c2007) https://tcfp.texas.gov/newlibrary2/videos.asp
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