Advanced Extrication Training for local fire districts
June 18, 2020

Courtesy of Derek Walls LCFD5
Above left: Lt. Christy Barker of LCFD5. Above center: Cpt. Dale Matthews LCFD4 works the extrrication as LCFD5 - Mellissa Walls observes. Above right: Asst Chief - Karl Zerck, LCFD5 works with LCFD4 Capt Dale Matthews.
This last Saturday the Pine Bluffs Volunteer Fire Company put on an Advanced Extrication training for firemen with all levels of experience. Firemen from District four and five worked all day to prepare for the possibility of having to pull someone from their car. Derek Walls, Fire Chief for Pine Bluffs was eager to provide this type of training and expressed how valuable it would be in the future to make extractions easier and faster. For individuals trapped in their vehicles, the faster they can be extracted the more likely they are to be able to get to the hospital and get the medical...
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