Rollover Accident: Vehicle Extrication Roof Removal with Jaws of Life | Vancouver Fire Department

On the evening of August 20th, 2021 two vehicles were involved in a collision on a residential street. An SUV rolled onto its side, trapping the driver and passenger. Vancouver Firefighters performed a vehicle extrication via roof removal with Jaws of Life.
We arrived on scene within minutes of the initial call and started to document the firefighters initiating the extrication by stabilizing the vehicle. Within ten minutes they had removed the roof and started the rapid extrication of the trapped passenger and then driver.
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[@ciarankelly4338]

These rescue crews know their stuff and thanks to all!

[@triciasklodowske5653]

Prayers for all fire fighters, EMS AND FIRST RESPONDERS, and for the injured.

[@samanthagomez7074]

Amen🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@ajaybhagwani8155]

TniciaSkodowske2moago🇬🇧

[@ktilleyhappiness]

I just love how these guys work together. They are one big machine!

[@trevorton3695]

How the hell are people not aware of that PASS alarm lol

[@danielfourie39]

they have priorities!

[@rethamoore4282]

It's amazing to see how hard they work and how skilled they are at rescuing the victims of these horrific accidents. We truly have to give the First responders and Firemen their just dues !! These ARE our HEROS at their best !! Thank you to all these wonderful men and women for what you do for all of us !! May HEAVENLY FATHER always bless you and keep you safe !!❤❤❤

[@Sissy-tp7yz]

Go bless each and everyone involved in this rescue..No 2 accidents are the same.. yet they all work togeather like the professionals they are.. Ya'll are so appreciated more than credit is given..Thank you all for your service..🥰

[@ajaybhagwani8155]

Sissy4591moago🇮🇴

[@diegosc985]

Always that one rookie who leaves their pack on

[@donnadsmith853]

Always, I've been retired for a bit now. I still do "the shake" when I hear the ba noise go off. Lol

[@ajaybhagwani8155]

DiegoSC1yrago🇱🇷

[@patriciaguillory8424]

Excellent job guys!!!

[@SaseboJoe]

Didn't the SUV have a sunroof?

[@RobSharp-wo5qj]

That dam PASS alarm on the air pack. That should of been reset. The other thing that I’m not impressed with is the way they were throwing the personal belongings out of the Car. The victims are going through a lot being injured and trapped. And having belongings damaged by the firefighters. I’m a firefighter with 50 yrs of service and been to a lot of MVIs .

[@michellebilodeau3882]

These guys are heroes.

[@susanaobeid6770]

Yeah Respect to them I am impressed on what they do. Greetings from Miami hope you're good abd the weather condition over there is favourable

[@debbiehall9396]

I whole heartedly agree. This was a tough rescue, & I wish ALL the people observing would have given these life saving people a hand clap at least. They put their hearts & soul into saving people. Who knows, maybe even 1 of them will need these men & women one day to come to their aid!!!

[@brianmullally7955]

How is there a pack on during an extrication

[@neilwells8904]

Not to nit pick but they weren't very respectful to the persons belongings. They were just carelessly tossing his things, like an expensive tv, on to the ground.

[@trovman999]

yeah well that’s not the first priority. since they don’t know much on the persons condition even little bits like being careful can cost them their life (luckily in this one they ended up being ok) that persons safety is more important than the things.

[@rocknjames]

@@trovman999 it only took him two seconds to set the thing down nicely and then the one that stepped on the box after they had to person out that’s ridiculous

[@rocknjames]

@@trovman999 that TV by itself is over $2000

[@trovman999]

@@rocknjames my point still stands. still extra wasted time.

[@arniedavis5784]

Vancouver Fire Rescue did an outstanding job of extricating both occupants of the vehicle. Firefighters are trained as first responders. Why were the BC Ambulance Paramedics on scene not allowed to do a triage assessment of the two injured men? They could have suspected neck and spinal injuries. Neck collars were not applied. I also saw a firefighter doing an assessment of one patient and asking questions. This should be the job of the paramedic(s) on scene.

[@lanawhitney6699]

In most jurisdictions, FFs are also EMTs if not also Medics. Many regions are doing away with previously taught c-spine stabilization techniques. Data does not support improved patient outcomes and the time it takes to package a patient with full c-spine support can hinder timely progress to the trauma center. Things have changed a lot in just 10 years.

[@angeldawn7859]

God bless our hero's who protect serve & save lives!🙏 I love & appreciate you all❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ajaybhagwani8155]

Savelivesl🙏

[@ajaybhagwani8155]

llove&appreciateyouall❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@cheryldaniels3659]

Why do people stand around and stare?

[@johnnyboy859]

Damn air pack. Also, nice way to conserve the internal property lol hahaha TV won't work now lol but good job men. We all can learn from one another

[@CatharsisByProxy]

Who’s f*cking pack

[@RayanMuhammad3857]

The Uchida of this is great and you have been 9th through it 👏

[@thisisnumber0]

FFS, if that was a rally, we'd have it straight back on its wheels and off down the road again.

[@user-oy3xq9ty4c]

Mot nha thuoc phuong anh nua tai duong phong dinh cang thanh pho vinh tinh nghe an tap lai xe cuoi cung het ky ten hoang thi kha

[@desuezhang7436]

3S,simple safe speed ?

[@susanaobeid6770]

I love the action from the fire fighters it really a nice moment.greeting from Miami hope you're good and the weather condition over there is favorable

[@kevinwatkins2064]

They did a good job pulling the driver and passenger out of the vehicle, now they need to work on respectinv the property of those they rescue!

[@debbiehall9396]

That was the 1st extraction I've seen where the entire roof of the vehicle was removed!! Caught a glimpse of the corner w/the fence, wonder if that was partially responsible?? The homeowners came out to watch it all. The least they could have done was clap for the rescuers. It's a really tough , at times dangerous job, & they put their heart & soul into saving lives!! Who knows, 1 day 1 of them just might need 1 of these dedicated people!!!

[@troypostoluk3963]

Good job but no reason to throw down that new tv :(

[@brandonkelly8477]

Oh sick I always wanted a convertible 😃

[@susanaobeid6770]

Do you mean a convertible car

[@fiatpandacross]

7:02 LG - Qled :(

[@Ben-ig3bf]

So thats how a cabrio is made?

[@lmkk9118]

Why didn't they just pull the car back to the upright position????

[@suziegibson4724]

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[@beckykent6674]

Why don't they just flip the car or truck over???

[@williamheber2118]

As i continue to see it, the Medics are not allowed to access their patients and remain with them thru the extrication? Too many hands involved and better direction is required. Vehicle stabilization was ALMOST adequate. Removing of cribbing during just means poor placement in the first place. Try closing your spreaders on the roof and use the leverage of the tool in order to fold roof with less vehicle movement. Overall not to bad but just a little improvement is required?

[@user-oy3xq9ty4c]

Nha thuoc chau long co so 0075 tai nha thuoc chau long thanh chuong tren doi ni ma ton tai la tao giet ca ho nha mi nguyen sinh ho dov tai duong phong dinh cang thanh pho vinh tinh nghe an ngay het chuaky ten kha hoang thi kha

[@ismaelremoket9196]

This is real professional team work against time

[@samanthagomez7074]

Wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow Horrible Car Crashes For Real From Edinburg Texas

[@enedenedubedene4811]

Das ist doch idiotisch. Wieso wird das Fahrzeug nicht vorsichtig wieder auf die Räder gestellt?😰😰😰😰👎🏼👎🏼 Viele Grüße aus Germany

[@grabtheskillet]

it is idiotic isn’t it. taxes go to that lmao over staffed as hell when it comes to this situation.

[@sandrawestley4193]

Because the passengers could have spine or neck damage, one small move could paralyse them for life.

[@darrinheichert3828]

Fire departments have to start utilizing the towing industry, incorporate them into their rescue practices. The VFD did an excellent job of securing and cutting the roof open on that Tahoe. It looked to have taken about 6-7 minutes to gain entrance. Now I was not there so I can not say positively, however, it would have taken approx 3 minutes for a properly trained tow-op to roll that vehicle very gently onto it's wheels with a twin line boom. And the truck would have only had to be a one ton tow truck. The FD could then cut the doors off (if needed) which didn't appear to be damaged and could have simply been opened. In some of the rural counties in Alberta, some of the FD's have started to work along side some of the towing companies and have witnessed first hand at just how useful they can be. (They all, RCMP, FD, EMS and tow do all work together very well but some of the FD's have started doing rescue/recovery with the help of tow-op's). It is something for them to think about. Great job though by the VFD.

[@corisamuelson]

There aren't any RCMP in Washington. Check out the license plate. It is an Oregon plate. That area definitely looks like the OTHER Vancouver. Not too far from my house, too!

[@wenburke7974]

They remind me of construction workers doing a very nasty and serious kind of job. They work so hard.

[@Hurst6969]

Nice use of the 0150 cutters. Most people don't understand the process of vehicle extrication. It's literally moving the vehicle away from the victim(s). Can be frustrating to watch because it takes some time. Had a triple fatal accident in Okinawa, involving teenagers, and it took us nearly two hours to extricate the only survivor. He lost an arm and a leg but lived to tell his friends about the hazards of drinking and driving. Though there was nothing I could do about the kids killed on impact I see that scene every few days and wonder if there was anything else I/we could have done. My only suggestion is that one of the firefighters could have been bracing the driver (victim) so he didn't have to keep himself upright during the process.

[@chrisfreeman6819]

So none of yall hear that pass device going off?

[@sharkhunt9476]

Why can’t someone make a jaws of life close way faster. These types of accidents are life or death and the faster they remove the ones in need matters greatly.

[@elite1193]

Essentially there’s a very small margin of effectiveness between speed and cutting power, the faster it closes the weaker the cutting power. They close at the speed they do because it maximizes cutting power and minimizes time. If they closed any faster They’d have less cutting power, and if they had more cutting power they’d close slower.

[@Hampstead343]

There is a Russian tool that uses gas cartridges called SaveTool, it can cut a pillar in a nick of time.

[@GlassOnion602]

That makes me sad seeing all their stuff including a suitcase and new TV. We’re they moving or someone got picked up at the airport…still sad they got into a horrible accident.

[@pam4697]

I get it that the passengers could have a spinal injury, but it seems they would be able to tell that right away. Roll the vehicle back on it's wheels and get the people out faster. This seems too slow to help them.

[@kathymeade5044]

I was thinking the same thing, why not get the vehicle back over on the wheels.

[@debbiehall9396]

We are merely watching from the sidelines, they do this hundreds of times in their careers & are the professionals! Something may look 1 way to us but they know exactly what procedures to take. They r looking at a hundred diff things at the scene.

[@peterhipp9110]

Never do that if someone has injured their spine doing that could paralyze them you never know for instance I broke my back and never knew it I walked on it for years and recently had an xray and the dr said I broke my back a while ago it already healed I said "news to me"

[@BREC07]

It is too much of risk of injuring the victims way more when rolling over the vehicle again. It goes a long way to take a couple of minutes more to save their spine, than a life time on a wheelchair or a bed. The patients are stable, there is no rush. Ane If you were wondering, there are faster ways if they were not stable.

[@dottiemcclung1714]

Geez glad no one was seriously hurt, no regard to their personal affects, tossing a brand new flat sceeen around letting it flop on the ground

[@user-fo1kj9qt3l]

平安

[@moco3624]

I hope they got a refund on that tv

[@pouification]

This is a definition of misjudged situation on all fronts - number of firetrucks on site is too high - what if they need to be somewhere important? No gas leak, no visible threat to drivers life - the car should have been flipped in controled manner and drivers door easily opened then. Why cutting it like this & taking that long to do it?!

[@sandrawestley4193]

Oh yes, flip em over, don’t give a dam about spinal injuries, just so long as it’s quick, if they all fall on top of each other what does it matter eh, you could be paraplegic for life, but they got you out quick, that’s all that matters, I’d keep the day job if I were you. My sons a firefighter and they do there job with commitment and treat the injured with care.

[@Belchmaster41]

yep, because this is what they learn in training as a probie

[@neataherndon8386]

@@sandrawestley4193 ok but if that was the case WHY WASN'T A C COLLAR PUT ON TO STOP MOVEMENT?!?!?!?

[@bradh3139]

Generally you want to remove the vehicle from around the patient, not the patient from the vehicle overall safer for the patient, even though it seems it’s taking way too long.

[@susanaobeid6770]

​@@bradh3139 I really respect the firefighters they are doing a great job there, greetings from Miami hope you good and the weather condition over there is favourable

[@grabtheskillet]

that shit is mad slow could they have not just rolled him back over and opened the door lmao, what is the deal with all the people there too you don’t need that many people for something so simple

[@sandrawestley4193]

The passengers could have neck or spine damage, rolling back over could paralyse them for life, you cannot do that, one small move with there back can make them paraplegic for life.

[@Belchmaster41]

team work is essential for a safe extrication before getting to the victims

[@SO_9]

هذا غباء.لماذا لايتم.إعادة.المركبة على.عجلاتها.ثم فتح باب.السائق.لأستخراجه

[@fadetoblond]

I'm 2 years late to this but, I really don't comprehend why morbid lookyloos always gotta hang around and watch. It's like people are just waiting to see blood n guts and dead bodies or something. Or are they really that interested in how the firefighters do their jobs?! I've never had a desire to hang around crash scenes, or buildings on fire, or whatever else tragedy that happens. Lookyloos are plain freakin morbid in my opinion. 😒

[@juanitagragg2394]

Why not roll car back over? Would have been alot easier to get the victims out !!!