Vehicle Extrication Levels I & II: Principles and Practice
by David Sweet
The ability to properly remove a trapped victim from a vehicle, or other machinery, in a safe and efficient manner is vital for fire and rescue personnel. Vehicle Extrication Levels I & II: Principles and Practice provides rescue technicians with the knowledge and step-by-step technical instruction needed to fully understand all aspects of vehicle extrication, including commercial vehicles, and rescues involving hybrids and all-electric vehicles.
This text blends a street level perspective on the fundamentals of extrication while adhering to the qualifying standards of NFPA 1006 and 1670. No other text on the market can better prepare you to manage the extrication incident.
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Produced by Jones & Bartlett Learning, this is the only extrication book of its kind to receive the endorsement of both the IAFC and the NFPA.
Vehicle Extrication Levels I & II is available directly from Jones & Bartlett Learning, Firefighters Bookstore and many other retail locations.
About the Author
David Sweet has been in the Fire Rescue service since 1984. He retired in 2008 as the Division Chief of Operations for the city of North Lauderdale (FL) Fire Rescue Department, where he served 24 years and rose through the ranks of Firefighter to Division Chief; Dave Sweet currently works for the Broward Sheriff's Office Fire Marshals Bureau (FL). He holds a Bachelor's degree in Professional Administration; he is a FL-USAR coordinator for the Vehicle and Machinery Rescue (VMR) program at the Broward Fire Academy, and is owner/president of Pro-TEC Inc. (Professional Training and Extrication Consultants Inc.) where he offers programs on basic to advanced skills in vehicle extrication. He has coordinated several extrication competitions from local events to the 2005 International where 30 teams from all across the world competed in a week long event; in addition he has published several training articles in Fire Engineering Magazine, Carolina Fire Rescue Journal, and he has taught H.O.T. (hands on training) in vehicle extrication as the lead instructor at the Firehouse Expo in Las Vegas. He remains active in training through various teaching engagements, seminars, writing commitments, and vehicle extrication competitions.
