Discover Techniques in Rescue Equipment and Extrication Tools – Crash Course 2012
Today, those in the emergency medical profession must stay educated in order to remain effective in a world of continuous technological advancement. First responders now face new challenges as vehicles adapt to these newer technologies. Now more than ever, the development of new extrication methods and rescue tools are critical to the outcome of any emergency situation.
While using Genesis Rescue tools, Howell Rescue Systems has provided quality education for 23 years. Howell Rescue continues to be the industry leaders in vehicle rescue education by offering hands-on training to first responders, all in an effort to help them save lives.
The 23rd Annual Howell Rescue Systems Spring Extrication Crash Course
May 5th and 6th, 2012 at Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Dayton, Ohio
The 2012 Crash Course from Howell Rescue Systems is the nation’s best extrication class brought to you by a team of talented instructors at the number one vehicle rescue school in the United States. The Nation's premier two-day advanced extrication training class offers students a hands-on opportunity to learn new techniques and handle new rescue tools specifically designed to help them save lives. Students from all over the world attend in order to attain an in-depth understanding of vehicle rescue.
Representatives attending the course stand to gain an enormous amount of knowledge and experience that they can then take back with them and teach to the rest of their department. The course curriculum provides both beginners and seasoned veterans an opportunity to learn and experience new techniques through an effective hands-on, scenario-based approach. This course is not for the fainthearted, as it will offer intense rescue training on over 200 cars in 10 separate hands-on learning stations.
The 2012 Crash Course features classes designed to teach the following new techniques: air hammer extrication techniques, scenario-based extrication techniques, "under riders" vehicle displacement from under semi-trailers techniques, techniques in displacement with power tools and hand tools, advanced stabilization with a vehicle on its roof and side techniques, techniques for using power lifting air bags, car on roof-floor pan removal techniques, general rescue techniques, side impact extrication techniques, and mechanisms for rapid patient removal. All stations help educate participants on how they can maintain a high level of safety for operators, patients, and bystanders while freeing victims from vehicle wreckage as quickly as possible.
The training provided by Howell Rescue Systems is so popular that this year’s 23rd Annual Crash Course is now fully booked. If you are still interested in attending, please try your luck by signing up on the waiting list. To do so, send your full name, department name, email address and telephone number to Kathy Gelm at [email protected] or call 800-228-7612.
*All wait list positions are filled only upon availability and on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please only submit two members maximum per department.
To learn more about the 2012 Crash Course from Howell Rescue Systems, visit their website. To see the full line of rescue equipment from Genesis Rescue Systems, please visit the Rescue Tools section of our website.
Genesis Rescue Tools Go To Work on the Chevy Volt in Crash Course 2011
During Crash Course 2011, there were 10 hands-on stations where 225 students applied their vehicle extrication training to destroy over 200 cars using Genesis Rescue Tools. Under complicated scenarios, students learned to maintain a high level of safety while freeing victims from vehicle wreckage as quickly as possible.
Howell Rescue Systems, Inc. has been doing this Crash Course training for 22 years. For the first time, they brought in someone from the outside to help advance their training course. Ed Hadfield, a crash test engineer from General Motors, joined the team this year and was kind enough to bring a Chevy Volt with him to subject to the extrication tools and training sessions.
The Chevrolet Volt is a special type of vehicle because it is an EREV or Extended Range Electric Vehicle. It's not a hybrid; a hybrid runs on gasoline and electricity in conjunction with each other. The Chevy Volt operates on electricity at all times using a 360 VC high voltage battery. This battery also contains lithium ion technology which needs to be protected in any kind of crash condition. Because of that, most of the vehicle is made of very hard strength material such as press hardened steel (PHS) or martensitic steel.
With these unique features of the Chevy Volt, extrication has to be done slightly different and you have to be sure you have capable rescue tools to get the job done. Howell Rescue Systems was asked to be involved in the Chevy Volt program for these very reasons. The performance and reputation of the Genesis Rescue Tools in the fire service is outstanding and always up for the challenge to demonstrate the brute force their hydraulic tools can produce while also being NFPA 1936 compliant in the safety standards of extrication rescue tools.
Ed Hadfield from General Motors conducted a 2 hour classroom session at Crash Course 2011 as part of the Chevrolet On Star First Responder Training Tour. Everyone in attendance left with a package that they could take back to their own departments and train their own personnel on the special requirements needed to extricate a Chevy Volt. After the training session, students were given the opportunity to put their new knowledge to the test on the unforgiving frame of a Chevy Volt.
If you are interested in learning more about the Genesis Systems Rescue tools used at Crash Course 2011, fill out our contact form here or call us at 877-538-8220.
Rescue Equipment/Extrication Tool Education Opportunity - Crash Course 2011
In the emergency medical profession, education is critical. It is not only important to stay on top of changes in caring for patients, first responders also need to know how to properly work with the equipment used in emergency situations. Howell Rescue Systems, makers of Genesis Rescue Systems rescue tools and equipment, provides ongoing education to keep you on top of your game.
The 22nd Annual Howell Rescue Systems Spring Extrication Crash Course
April 30th and May 1st
Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Dayton, Ohio
Register here
The Crash Course from Howell Rescue Systems is the nation's best extrication class. This two day event will offer students hands-on training for scenario-based vehicle extrication. There will be ten stations where students destroy over 200 cars using Genesis Rescue Systems rescue equipment. There will be classes on air hammer extrication techniques, scenario-based extrication techniques, "under riders" vehicle displacement from under semi-trailers, new techniques in displacement with power tools and hand tools, advanced stabilization with a vehicle on its roof and side, techniques of power lifting air bags, car on roof - floor pan removal, rescue over-view and new vehicle designs, side impact extrication, and mechanisms of injury/rapid patient removal. All stations will help educate participants on how they can maintain a high level of safety while freeing victims from vehicle wreckage as quickly as possible.
In addition to the topics mentioned above, Howell Rescue Systems will be teaming up with General Motors to bring students a special session. First responders participating in the 2011 Crash Course will learn direct from GM the safety issues with the new Chevrolet Volt and auto extrication. This is a unique chance for students to learn about the newest auto manufacturing technologies and how they affect emergency extrication and their safety.
To learn more about the 2011 Crash Course from Howell Rescue Systems, visit their website. Registration is open and the course is filling up fast! To see the full line of rescue equipment from Genesis Rescue Systems, please visit the Rescue Tools section of our website.
Rescue Equipment Demo Held on Super Bowl Sunday
While many of us were getting ready to enjoy good food, time with family and friends, and the big game on Super Bowl Sunday, members from Genesis Rescue Systems and Nassau Fire Apparatus were in North Bellmore, New York demoing emergency rescue equipment. Ed McManus (Instructor for Genesis Rescue Systems), Rob Buglione (Genesis Product Specialist and Instructor for Nassau Fire Apparatus), Tommy Kiklava (Instructor for Nassau Fire Apparatus), and James Murphy (Instructor for Nassau Fire Apparatus), made a visit to North Bellmore Fire Department's fire house to show them how several pieces of rescue equipment worked in action.
The demo lasted from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm on Super Bowl Sunday. The guys from Genesis Rescue Systems and Nassau Fire Apparatus were able to put a variety of rescue tools into action during that time frame. The different types of rescue equipment demoed included hydraulic pumps, cutters, spreaders, and rams. The team was especially excited to show off their coolest tool, the mass transit cutter, which allows rescue teams to cut into rail cars, buses and aircrafts! Key features covered were the speed, weight, versatility, and lifetime warranty that come standard with every piece of Genesis Rescue Systems rescue equipment.
View our gallery containing more images of the demo here.
Why the rescue equipment demo you ask?
Nassau Fire Apparatus starts off their sales process for any rescue tool with a demo of the equipment at the customer's location. There is no better way to see the superior quality of Genesis Rescue Systems' tools or the dedication and commitment to service from Nassau Fire Apparatus than on onsite demo. With the first and only cutter in the industry to score all 9s on the NFPA 1936 cutting scale (A9/B9/C9/D9/E9) , it's easy to be impressed at these rescue tools in action. A demo is also a great chance for organizations to try out new rescue equipment, such as the mass transit cutter mentioned above.
To learn more about rescue tools from Nassau Fire Apparatus, or to schedule a demo for your department, visit our website. You can also leave a comment here on our blog and a member of our sales team will follow up with you.