How UK Fire Fighters rescue drivers from road traffic collisions

Crew Manager Shaun Futter talks you through how one of our fire crews go about rescuing drivers from road traffic collisions.
This video was part of our first ever Virtual Open Day, and we want to thank everyone for watching along with us at home. We loved seeing all your comments and we can't wait to be able to welcome you back in person in the future.
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[@Loadarine]

I do have a lot of respect for the fire service for what they do. Well done to all of you

[@NeilM01989]

Excellent video guys and girls, brilliant team work. Well done 🧑🏻👍🏻👩🏻‍🚒👨🏻‍🚒🚒

[@Jason-cl8hk]

Really professional. Thanks.

[@danielfowles-ti1oe]

Thank staff off Fire

[@craigdoig9486]

Great video

[@billymorris-watts3766]

I wanna do this one day God willing 🙏

[@georgefannon5227]

Why is it taking so long to cut the roof off ?

[@PARA5318]

Does anyone kow what the 6 phases are to an RTC? Only two were listed would be appreciated if some was aware, cheers

[@SkyDigital_01]

Scene Assessment Safety Stabilisation & First Casualty Contact Glass Management Rapid Plan Full Access Plan Casualty Extrication

[@georgefannon5227]

All my years in the fire/ems field I’ve never seen anyone unscrew the hatch back door

[@kuldipkumar5186]

i like video relly relly

[@kuldipkumar5186]

good job fire civil defince

[@danielfowles-ti1oe]

If 999 calls comes in about RTC you need get the in 2 miss ok

[@SamTheMan12]

Why is it necessary to take the car apart when you could just open the door and take the patient out?

[@stevenwebb996]

To avoid further injury to the patient from things like spinal injuries. It's safer to immobilised them and keep them flat protecting their neck and spine

[@SamTheMan12]

@@stevenwebb996 ok

[@darrellwinter9487]

The reason, is because these cars are for training. They are not actually damaged as they would be in a traffic accident. For the sake of training, they are cutting the car apart as if the doors were smashed in and such.

[@danielfowles-ti1oe]

If you have a 999 calls comes in about RTC thet is Police and Ambulances in 2 miss ok

[@ezinwaogbonna8277]

Hydrant drill

[@johnwanjala4311]

The C post could have been crashed first and cut with a reciprocating saw

[@danielfowles-ti1oe]

I would be good hat take 999 calls in for UK

[@3oranges4]

Max u should take 5 to 7 minutes... Thats the golden rule..

[@georgefannon5227]

Where’s the charged line ? Someone should have a ba on and sitting on a hose line

[@nevillemason6791]

The initial assessment would identify any potential fire risk (leaking fuel, etc.) and the need to have someone stood by. This would appear to be a rare event in the UK.

[@kuldipkumar5186]

im check job vicancy safety job uk .....u help me

[@georgefannon5227]

A power saw would’ve been so much easier to get the roof off

[@nevillemason6791]

You think using a power saw creating red hot sparks in a vehicle possibly leaking fuel is a good idea? Also using so close to the casualty when it might slip and hit them is a big no, no.

[@georgefannon5227]

@@nevillemason6791 that’s why most departments use a water spray bottle to spray water that way it doesn’t cause any issues

[@danielfowles-ti1oe]

Because you can have 999 calls comes in ok

[@georgefannon5227]

This extraction has taken way too long

[@norfolkfireandrescueservic5819]

Normally on drills they put control and preciseness over speed, its normal for a drill to be this slow.

[@jackgreenmtb2648]

It’s rarely a rush to get people out. The you make an emergency exit (B route) and after that if you have time and it’s not vital to get out that quick you’d create a safer (A route) which is a straighter exit which is safer for the casualty

[@kuldipkumar5186]

i like video fire fighting ..im safety job like health and safety

[@georgefannon5227]

This extraction has already taken to long

[@georgefannon5227]

To many ff’s just standing around. All the fire calls that I’ve watched here on KZbin this is not how the fire does things on actual runs

[@danielfowles-ti1oe]

Do not but your voices back being gets ok

[@danielfowles-ti1oe]

Do not spike in your JOB get on with your JOB ok

[@williamheber2118]

So much to put on a show. The truck is staging for your equipment why do it twice? Why not place cribbing under the vehicle instead of staging it than placing it under the vehicle? 2 many steps. First aid equipment to the patient instead of to the staging area? So patient and provider are covered and glass is still flying around even when covered? Why not have a firefighter assigned to the spreaders and 1 firefighter to the Cutter? Instead of walking each tool back to the tool staging. This would increase the speed of using the tools. Terrible job cutting the C post utilizing the Combi tool? Why not use a Saw-Zall? Great video for public relations but not for reality.

[@jackgreenmtb2648]

That’s how we do it and we do it like that for a reason