When I began my fire fighting career, I trained on the very tools shown on this video. The porta-power, the air chisel, the come-along, the 80 pound Hurst "Jaws of Life". In 2012, with the help of a grant, I was able to order almost a quarter of million dollars of the latest and greatest tools on the market at the time. The Jaws of today are half the weight and twice the spreading power. Some units are now even battery powered. Who knows what the rescue tools of tomorrow will be. Regardless, the best tool to have in the tool box is training. The latest and greatest tools are useless unless you are proficient with every tool on the apparatus. The was one rescue where we had every tool on the ground trying to figure out how to get get this young man from under a pick up truck that was over turned and pinning him down my the neck. Moving the vehicle the wrong way would have killed him. Our long time Training officer arrived on scene, assessed the situation and preformed the rescue by just using a $1.00 screwdriver. He just broke up the dirt under the patient's head and it dropped down enough to slide him out from under the truck. Fast forward a dozen years and I encountered almost the exact same scene. This time it was overturned bus on top of a patient. The bus had her pinned by the arm and the guys were trying to lift the bus with airbags without success. I looked things over, got a shovel out of the engine and dug out the dirt under her arm and shoulder and out she came. Lesson learned!

@funeralangel8262

4 жыл бұрын

Amazing ... 👍💕

@smadaf

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for spending your career helping.

@ricco0911

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes simpler is better, like you I sent a lot of time extricating with the RS-10 Porto power kit, chains and come alongs. Air Chisel was a must have tool. Ended my career with the battery powered tools, sawzall, folding step chocks. Used a pair of vise grips a few years back to extricate the body of a 6 year old. The best lessons I learned were to become proficient at using what ever tools you have. While having the latest and greatest tools is awesome, a well trained crew can be very good with what they have. We carried airbags and a floor jack, we could usually have a car off of someone with the floorjack well before the airbags could be set up. Sounds like you had a great career, I know I did. 39 years worth!

@goawayandlearnsomedamnmann1391

7 ай бұрын

Forgive me, at first I thought you wrote, porta potty at first. I need new glasses really bad.

@leehuff2330

5 ай бұрын

​@@ricco0911 Yes, I've taken roofs off (in training) faster with a Sawzall and a partner spraying soapy water on the blade to cool and lubricate it faster than two other guys with the hydraulic cutter. Our heavy rescue engine has an on-board set of TNT high- pressure tools on retractable hoses powered by a 10hp diesel engine but we keep a small kombi-tool and gas power unit for the cases where the car is over a hill and out of reach of the big guns. Our new mini-pumper will get new battery operated tools after it comes in, but I suspect the pedal cutter will stay on the big truck.

The difference between 1960s emergency services and 1970s emergency services is astonishing. The progress made within a decade truly is admirable. In the 1960s and earlier, the fire department would have been called only if there actually was a fire, cops would have just extracted somehow the bodies which would have been, then, piled up by two, without any neck collar, inside an "ambulance", (fancy word for hearse), and driven without any medical attention to the nearest hospital. If you survived, you were considered a miracle.

@smadaf

Жыл бұрын

Much of the credit goes to the fictional dramatic American television series Emergency!, which ran for seven seasons in the 1970s and spread the word that the medical side of rescue could be more than just a "meat wagon" ambulance: instead, there could be a paramedical crew (paramedics), guided by radio communication with doctors, and this crew could be part of a fire department. Emergency! gave a fairly realistic depiction of many procedures, including extrication, firefighting, paramedics' work, and what went on in a hospital's emergency department. One of my favorite medical tools from the series, which also was used in real life, is a portable electrocardiograph, about the size of a toolbox, that transmitted its readings by radio to the hospital, where they came out on the usual electrocardiogram paper strip. One rescue tool from the series, mentioned only once, I have never been able to find out anything more about: it was called the Kennedy probe, and was used when some people were trapped under a hillside house that was falling down during a landslide.

@davidweston6653

Жыл бұрын

In 1971 all you needed to work on an ambulance in California is 18 hours of advance first aid from the Red Cross. I learned how to use the gurney from my partner at the scene of two critically burned patients. Obviously monumental things were changing starting then. Became an EMT in 72 and a paramedic in 1974. Held off burnout for 18 years. Only thing I have to show for it is a lot of interesting stories 🚑💨

@richardrice8076

2 ай бұрын

Scoop 'n' go

Even though it was an old film, its demonstration was extremely well done.

@wallissadberry8460

4 жыл бұрын

Not to mention the open cab fire truck and 70s Econoline Ambulance!

@bcooper153

2 жыл бұрын

I was an extrication instructor back in the late 70s. I wish we had this film. Spot on.

@aprilvojtek8007

2 жыл бұрын

I agree

@smadaf

Жыл бұрын

Why would a demonstration in a film be less likely to be extremely well done just because it's "old"?

@bsteven885

6 ай бұрын

​​@@smadaf, I think the point is that the methods to extricate people shown here are STILL standard practice today. Some people may think "modern technology" changes everything from a half-century ago, but this shows the soundness of these "old" techniques.

I loved how the LACoFD helmets and uniforms were exactly like on "Emergency!".

@Mike-0201

Жыл бұрын

This was made around the same time as Emergency! using LACFD. They did not change uniforms until the late 80's early 90's.

@Sashazur

Жыл бұрын

My favorite show as a kid!

@redtra236

5 ай бұрын

This looks like the early 70s which is when Emergency was on so that makes sense

Darn teenagers and that hippie music!

@yakacm

4 жыл бұрын

Darn beatniks, French kissing instead of looking at the road, it's a story as old as time

@hebneh

4 жыл бұрын

Damn kids driving their red Valiants with that loud music blasting and causing head-on crashes!

@Kingscup20

4 жыл бұрын

Get off my lawn!

@hebneh

4 жыл бұрын

Back in MY day, we didn't HAVE red Valiants to drive around wildly in, to hit other cars head-on!

@peterunnels3311

4 жыл бұрын

In MY day WE had blue Fury's to drive around wildly in while hitting other cars head on.

Reminded me of 'Emergency!', from the same era.

@andyhamilton8940

4 жыл бұрын

This was done by LA county. You can see it on their helmets.

@crispycritterz

4 жыл бұрын

@@andyhamilton8940 I kind of laugh at those old Top Cover Helmets.

@misha2197

4 жыл бұрын

Yep!

@gearreviewwithswampy5794

4 жыл бұрын

Yep

@legomangamesnetwork1151

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly

I'm an old early 80's paramedic, and retired professional firefighter....All that is missing is the wooden shortboard...

@ma1garv

4 жыл бұрын

No Shit'n brother...Smiled when I read your post. Don't forget the cotton cravats! Mid 70's -00's Firefighter Medic, then a second career as Medic with Federal alphabet. Can't even remember the last time I used a short board and collar! Best to you, take care.

@ryancawdor8083

4 жыл бұрын

Bring memories to me! Born in 70 grew up watching primetime, Started career as a paramedic in January 1991 and we had the short and long boards, sandbags as CIDs, and if in a new unit a KED, and MAST. Retired now and feel old....

@haydeng.957

3 жыл бұрын

My dad started firefighting in '88. He got me hooked on the shows like Emergency and got me to hate shows and movies like Backdraft, 911, etc. I plan to get into firefighting in a few years.

@jaminova_1969

3 жыл бұрын

07:00 Extraction

@lindathrall5133

3 жыл бұрын

I HAVE MY BACKBOARD NAMED BUTTERNUT HE RETIRED FROM ACTIVE FIRST AID SERVICE IN 1994 I WAS ASKED IF I WANTED BUTTERNUT I SAID YES I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE HIM BUTTERNUT SAVED MY LIFE I OWE HIM ALOT FOR SAVING MY LIFE

They just couldn't resist the Jane Mansfield reference with the womans hair hanging out the window lol

In 1984 I worked at Film Communicators for Ray Jewell, who produced this film. FC had a deal with the LA Fire Dept to distribute their safety films, so had hundreds of 16mm films in a warehouse in North Hollywood (now the H-P campus). When organizations rented films from their catalog and I'd mail them out, then check the films in when they were return a few weeks later. The company had a full 16mm editing room to cut their films, which was fun to watch as 20 year old (this was right before the VHS tape era). Ray got his start shooting nature films for Walt Disney. He was very old-school, and super cheap lol.

@PeriscopeFilm

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this memory. Wish we had more of these films to share! This one really stands out -- Ray Jewell (and his team) really knew what he was doing as a filmmaker.

Wow, got 6 people into that little Econoline ambulance??? - good video.

@CycolacFan

4 жыл бұрын

They all got quite folded and squashed in the accident so they probably just stacked them on the ambulance floor.

@Michael-vf2up

Жыл бұрын

When the camera was not looking they jumped out the side door 😂

I'm a firefighter with 28 years of service and the best thing I took away from this video was the use of the Hurst (jaws of life) tool and the porta power tool was implemented at the same time with great efficiency. Many times victims will wait for the more advanced technologically tool because of the lack of knowledge for what the old school stuff is capable of.

@DWBurns

Жыл бұрын

I am a retired cop, normally I made sure nothing was removed from the rigs by non city employees, but once I was the power for the Port-A-Power. I liked it so much I bought one for my Jeep. We used it a few times to open crashes and bend parts back to get to the road. Someone took it while my Jeep was on the trailer and I was eating. I was on the way to play Jeep in the mountains and someone stole the safety equipment.

The difference between the techniques this film and what is shown during the rescues in the traffic safety films is shocking. Tow operators were one thing, having the local funeral home doubling as an ambulance company was something else entirely.

@davidweston6653

4 жыл бұрын

JillC2 My first ridealong on an ambulance was out of a mortuary

@waysav

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, a huge conflict of interest, I always thought, having the undertakers operating an ambulance service. But it goes back to the days of horse-drawn vehicles, when the local undertaker's hearse could be pressed into service as an ambulance.

@weskirkland5850

Жыл бұрын

they had the only vehicles back then capable of transporting a person lying down.

Jesus I'm old!!! My Rescue Squad actually used this film for Public Relations show n tells back in the day (I started on my 16th Birthday in 1974) ...and yes this was an accurate display (at the time) of old school (porta powers, air chisels, and come-a-longs) and at the time the latest equipment (Hurst Tools).

@sayjebenjamin6006

4 жыл бұрын

Treatment of the gas is so different than now. Now the Department of Environmental Protection needs to be notified, and the gas needs to be cleaned up, it can't just be dumped in a hole in the ground and forgotten about like it is in the video. I was also surprised to see that they had the combi tool back then, I thought what would have come out later on.

@armadillerff

4 жыл бұрын

It’s actually pretty damn near accurate here in 2020...we still carry the “old school” tools on the rigs and use them on a regular basis.

When i took my extracation class a few weeks ago our instructor showed us this video he said its old as hell but still applies and explains it extremely well i enjoyed watching it again after i found it

"Station 51, truck 106. Auto accident, with injuries. 12000 block of Pinecrest Road, 1 mile south of Hill St. Time out, 0929."

@barbkeen1221

4 жыл бұрын

"Station 51 10-4, KMG 365" I forget most everything these days. But NOT Emergency! Damn I loved that show and couldn't wait to watch it! Good times!! 😊❤👍

@legomangamesnetwork1151

4 жыл бұрын

Me too

@legomangamesnetwork1151

4 жыл бұрын

Squad 51, Available

@scoobycarr5558

4 жыл бұрын

If I'm not mistaken that was a real life emergency call in Los Angeles County in the mid 1970s - the kinds we saw on *Emergency!* and other rescue calls that paramedics Johnny Gage and Roy DeSoto performed.

@neonhomer

4 жыл бұрын

@@scoobycarr5558 that's what it was modeled after... I'm a big Energency! fan.

This is probably what started 'Emergency!'. Bob Cinader probably saw it, and said wow! And he was right! Love that ole Crown fire truck!

@GigsVT

4 жыл бұрын

it was the same idea, the changing role of fire to fire rescue during the 70s.

@georgecrosby113

4 жыл бұрын

Emergency made it's debut in 1972, I believe someone said this was made in 1974

@gearreviewwithswampy5794

4 жыл бұрын

Yep

@legomangamesnetwork1151

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah this was during Emergency

@legomangamesnetwork1151

4 жыл бұрын

Emergency! Was made after a senator or assemblyman of California wrote Jack Webb about the Wedworth Townsend act

The wife is rocking the Farrah Fawcett hair.

I'm watching emergency 51 on cozi tv now and watching this at the same time 👍

This is great! Had a good chuckle seeing how things have changed yet playing "spot the tools still in service".

@ffjsb

4 жыл бұрын

Some VFD's still operate with that kind of equipment. Even on my dept. that has the latest battery powered hydraulic tools, we still have a 10 ton porta power set.

Oh it pains me so much. That Pontiac was such a beautiful car.

Where's "squad 51, engine 51 beep borppp bwarrrrpppp" . Cool to see. Man, cars back then had plenty of metal but no real intrusion protection or roll protection. Cars now look all the same but they have a lot more protaections built in..well..on the whole.

@lindanwfirefighter4973

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah and the newest is all windows are laminated. Try bring in a vehicle who’s doors are jammed and it’s on fire. You can no longer break the windows and escape. People uninjured from the crash than burn to death because they cannot get out the windows. It is NOT a good safety improvement. A few cuts don’t kill people. Burning to death sure does.

@Sashazur

Жыл бұрын

@@lindanwfirefighter4973 I’m no expert but stronger windows should reduce ejection or partial ejection; maybe that’s a worthwhile tradeoff since the majority of accidents don’t involve being trapped in a burning vehicle.

I am glad I watched this. Myself, my sister, my husband and my son have all been EMTs. It's strange to see an accident scene without any medics or EMS. I grew up watching 'Emergency!' on TV and I believe that it strongly influenced my career choices as an adult. I have 30 years as a Respiratory Therapist and wouldn't change it for the world.

I've been at this since 1999. Volunteer, NYS Extraction Technician. This footage is something I've never seen live. It's incredible! Of course we practice old school methods in case of equipment failure, but technology has really made extraction so much safer, quick, easy for first responders. Anybody here heard of Ron Moore? He taught me how to get victims out through the bottom of the car. Those electric cars, now, that's a whole nother game. Super dangerous!

@Biffo1262

4 жыл бұрын

......and also rather unbelievable. Twelve minutes of screen time.....the other forty five minutes are on the cutting room floor! Training films should be realistic and believable...that was nothing like realistic.

@Phil_Melone

3 жыл бұрын

How do you do it now ? Is it harder with how cars fold up? Thanks for your service.

@Brian-cr6rb

3 жыл бұрын

@@Phil_Melone not necessarily, the crumple zones and impact protection are designed not to allow intrusion into the passenger compartment. However, that's not always the case. The larger concern for cutting into cars is the unemployed airbags, and the 400 volt power cables strung through electric vehicles. Another fun fact, electric vehicles need to be super stabilized too. They like to move unexpectedly. Not just making sure the engine is off anymore

@rockforeverentertainment1919

2 жыл бұрын

@@Biffo1262 Agreed. What is missing is the victim's horrifying screams of pain and the sight of open flesh and blood. That would be real world training.

Former Emt here, I love this. How it all started....

This brings back memories of when I first started as a volunteer Ambulance Corps and Fire Department. We used mostly the come along and chains because we didn't yet have the budget for some of the early Hurst Tools. But we made due with what we had and worked as quickly as possible and safely to get the patient to the hospital (a 25 to 30 minute ride). Things have come a long way since then and I have retired from active Fire Fighting, but still volunteer as the Safety Officer (and the guys HATE seeing the white helmet coming their way.) FINAL WORDS: SLOW DOWN. MOVE OVER. STOP GAWKING AND RUBBER NECKING HOPING TO SEE BLOOD OR A MANGLED BODY.. We now use at least one of the trucks to block traffic.

Awesome! This is exactly how we did extrication in the 70's. Thanks for sharing this view into the history of Fire-EMS.

Our department was pretty cheap... they only gave us the "Gums of life."

@dumskull99

4 жыл бұрын

lol

@AdamMT1618

4 жыл бұрын

@51HankySpanky It took me a minute, but then I got it. lol

@Shield.148

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahahah

@haydeng.957

3 жыл бұрын

it took me a second to get that, but nice.

Almost everything in this video, except some Pt. care/ c-spine, still pertains today... Great training film!

@okeanakidd5118

4 жыл бұрын

you mean when they dig a hole in the ground to drain gas tanks and bad mouth people that try to help

@101Volts

Жыл бұрын

​@@okeanakidd5118​Fair point on the gasoline, this pre-dates environmental concerns of that sort. But they're not *"bad-mouthing"* people here, they're saying that if a person's not in immediate danger from burning alive, it could be worse to move them. It's like if the person has a knife in him/her that's holding their blood pressure in, you really should never remove it yourself just as a civilian. Let it stay until it can be removed more safely without crazy blood loss.

Timely and relevant to this day. Thanks for posting.

Everyone loves the spreader but my favorite tool is still the O-cutter.

At first I thought this was going to be a Driver Training film (Red Asphalt, anyone?) Still very interesting, and a good lesson for civilians to try not to help too much.

@OceanSwimmer

4 жыл бұрын

Anyone can take the Red Cross Advanced First Aid course to learn how to help BEFORE the ambulance arrives. Sometimes life saving is possible by simple but effective actions when minutes matter. I worked as a surgical nurse for 40+ years. Taking that Red Cross course in 1982 was one of the best investments of time and effort I've ever made. EMTs and Firemen are true heroes and supermen. Working with them was always a privilege. Great guys, every one.

@GigsVT

4 жыл бұрын

they'll tell you in red cross training too, not to move people unless there's imminent threat.

@dennisleporte2327

4 жыл бұрын

Same lol

@OceanSwimmer

4 жыл бұрын

@@GigsVT and Dennis LePorte : I took the course as an add on for my knowledge because we handle trauma patients in the OR (I'm a retired surgical RN) There were people attending Advanced First Aid who were not licensed caregivers. We learned how to asses accident victims at the scene, and how to SAFELY move victims out of harm's way. Knowing CPR should be a required skill set. There's nothing more heartbreaking on a 911 call than to hear someone say they can't do CPR for a loved one who needs it. High School grads should know it; a modified CPR class is available for babysitters, and all expectant parents and grandparents should know infant and child CPR. Sorry to lecture, but an educated population means safer neighborhoods.

@Scoobz187

4 жыл бұрын

Old saying in EMS: life before limb.

"Up on the red....down on the yellow" If you used one you'll know what I'm talking about. Lots of tools here that I haven't seen since rookie school.

@bruno640

4 жыл бұрын

KENT CARTER: Yep! Get in line! (Although it ain't as long a line as it was then...hopefully!) ☺

Wow, I did not know the 'Jaws of Life" and standard extrication techniques have been around since the 70s and before. I thought the Jaws of Life was a fairly recent technology of the 90s or 2000s. I grew up in the 60s and 70s in a big city and never heard the term 'Jaws of Life' or even seen those type of hydraulic tools being used in TV news or anywhere else. I think cell phone cameras, the internet, and social media have made car accidents and the use of Jaws of Life all the more visible. But not knowing the Jaws of Life goes back to the 70s and beyond, made this video absolutely fascinating.

@74Spirit1

Жыл бұрын

Approximately 1972; "Emergency!" showed the latest rescue equipment.

@leehuff2330

5 ай бұрын

They were actually developed in the second half of the Sixties for crashes on race tracks, then adopted during the Seventies for public rescue squads. My hometown volunteer department got their first set in the mid- seventies. The name "jaws of life" was coined during the racetrack era by a reporter who commented on a driver being snatched from the jaws of death. The phrase was later copyrighted by the Hurst company.

Hey where are Gage and DeSoto?

@simfaithguitar1

4 жыл бұрын

lee graves you beat me to that question.

@bobroberts2371

4 жыл бұрын

2:15 I want to know where Lt Frank Drebin is.

@mmiller1188

4 жыл бұрын

Was about to say - wasn't sure if I was watching an episode of Emergency! or a documentary!

@keeneyeful

4 жыл бұрын

On a fishing trip saving lives and explaining the Paramedic program to the Sheriff kzread.info/dash/bejne/l2mkrsyjdpepeso.html

@keeneyeful

4 жыл бұрын

@@bobroberts2371 Drebin is the LAST person we need here! No one needs that car to be loaded with fireworks and whatever else :P

What a brilliant film! Incredibly informative.

WOW, that was AMAZING to watch! the edits were really good as well. Very well put together!

Remember high school Driver ed. 1972..."Hamburger Highway" or "Signal 30"🤣😂👍

Very interesting stuff.. Get's you in the mind set... Thank you to all of our Rescue Heroes!!

Oh the poor Dart

I don't know why, but I find all these old instructional films fascinating

@leehuff2330

5 ай бұрын

Goes to show how the more things change the more they stay the same. So many of those old techniques are still widely used today.

I always loved it when the FD took the roof off of a car...

@Misha-dr9rh

2 жыл бұрын

Free convertible.

This reminded me of emergency the tv show

I love these old training films. I probably won't ever need to use the information I learn, but it's always good to know.

Nicely done job with great explanation and care to safety of fire and extraction!

Hey love, you know that convertible you always wanted?...well today's your lucky day.

GREAT reminder of the basics!

Dig them yellow raincoats! 🤣

10:30 TRY BEFORE YOU PRY!

You almost had me believing that this was made in the 70's- but there isn't a cigarette in sight.

@bradparris99

2 жыл бұрын

You are right, everyone smoked back then. I turned 16 in 1972 and got my grandfather's 1968 Buick Electra to drive. I would get in the car, turn the ignition, push the cigarette lighter, buckle up both the lap and shoulder belts, light up a cigarette and take off. The Pontiac family buckled their lap belts, but the adults in the front seat didn't bother to buckle the shoulder belts. Not that this accident was real, but anyone that was really safety conscious enough to tell the kids to buckle up would most likely have worn the shoulder belt. I figured out pretty quickly that the lap belt was good but both belts offered much better protection in a collision.

@unconventionalideas5683

Жыл бұрын

@@bradparris99Not every car had shoulder belts in this era, though.

@bradparris99

Жыл бұрын

@@unconventionalideas5683 You are correct. Front seat driver and passenger shoulder belts were mandatory after January 1, 1968. The problem was that very few people buckled up their lap belt and even fewer wore the shoulder belts. Seat belt use was extremely low in those days. Even in the mid 70s when I started driving, belt use was still very low,especially for teenagers. I was that rare kid that saw the validity of buckling up both the lap and shoulder belts. My friends thought I was nuts for doing so. Maybe I could get a front seat passenger to wear the lap belt only. Thankfully times have changed.

@bradparris99

Жыл бұрын

@@unconventionalideas5683 In 1979 I was coming home one weekend from college and a drunk driver crossed the center line and hit me head on. Because of the size and quality of the Electra and the fact that I was wearing both the lap and shoulder belts in the collision I walked away with only bruises from the belts and minor cuts and scratches. This was far better than the unbelted drunk driver who had massive head and chest injuries from the steering wheel and dash. A couple of seconds to buckle up a lap and separate shoulder belt made all the difference.

@patrickcannell2258

2 ай бұрын

They were possibly smokers, but accident scene with gasoline leaking, they had the brains not to smoke.

I like the guy removing glass with no gloves . He is my man

A lot has changed and a lot remains the same..Interesting a scene survey wasn't mentioned. Never take for granted what you see at the accident site is all of it. The first thing is to determine if only two vehicles are involved and that a person wasn't thrown clear of the accident and lies dying in the bush. It's human nature to get tunnel vision and forget this when you are presented with this scenario.

4 жыл бұрын

And whether the firefighters hate the tow operators

@jamesbulldogmiller

4 жыл бұрын

A couple of years ago that happened near here. Police found a wrecked car off the side of the interstate. Everyone assumed the driver abandoned the wreck and walked away or caught a ride. When the driver didn’t turn up anywhere, a search of the nearby woods her body was found in a ditch. Where she had been ejected from the wreck

@Hammett175

4 жыл бұрын

Ponch and John were on it.

@Sashazur

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it seemed strange to me that they just started cutting and prying before they even assessed anyone.

6:25 That sounds like Sam Lanier, the dispatcher on Emergency! and a real LACoFD dispatcher.

Hose draggers rock. This was actually really cool to see them do all this.

I like crown fire coach and squad look like from the 70s show Emergency, Almost.

back when cars had style!

Very professional team work

¡Qué buen video de capacitación en extricación vehicular!

This must be just in the same Time where the Emergeny! Series was taken. Muich very similar handling is shown.

@sr71atomica

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Emergency! was filmed from '71 to '77 (aired Jan 72-Apr 77, with six two-hour specials airing through 1979), and the same fire service (LACOFD) were also involved.

Very good film. Here in Finland our fire engines have Tall Oil Soap called Mäntysuopa which is very good in sealing gas tank leaks.

Awesome job

Ringers Lactate...transport as soon as possible 51!

@ronjohnson9507

4 жыл бұрын

And d5w!!

Its like the old death on the highway we watched in high school. Neato

I first saw this in my first EMT class in the early 80's...

Is that Cap from Emergency????????? It sure looks like him!! Loved that show!! It taught us so much about safety and about the special men and women who keep us safe.

One ambulance for six victims? Anyway, this reminds me of Emergency!, an excellent American television series from the 1970s.

Even back then I’m surprised that they didn’t assess everyone’s condition as the very first step (but at least they did mention it in the second half). There could be victims who need immediate help, or victims who are beyond help. Either way that could affect what they do to each vehicle and when. BTW all the equipment looks like the stuff they used on my favorite TV show as a kid: “Emergency!”

I'm only 14 and I find this fascinating, very nice video

@Sashazur

Жыл бұрын

Around your age and younger I loved the old TV show “Emergency!”every episode was this kind of thing.

Where's the blood? Injuries even today with seat belts and air bags can be extremely serious -- plus, most people either didn't use seat belts or only had lap belts in 1974 (despite a vintage ad I saw of the 1968 Chevrolet Impala featuring shoulder belts for front seat occupants). EDIT: Thanks to all the current and retired Firefighters & Paramedics for verifying these rescue techniques to be accurate (and mainly useful today)! Quick Q -- When did the "Jaws of Life" first become standard equipment?

@redtra236

5 ай бұрын

The shoulder belt was required in 1968 but pickups and convertibles were exempt. Also until the mid 70s most of them have a separate lap and shoulder belt.

If you stop the video at 18:24 you will see a member carrying both the Hurst tool and power unit at the same time. You could not get one of our members to carry one of them by himself. :)

@Unit13FREMSLT

4 жыл бұрын

I noticed that to. I've used that that same model Hurst tool back in the 70's and it was heavy. I can hardly believe one FF was carrying both by himself. That's one BAMF.

@Phil_Melone

3 жыл бұрын

Hercules

A lot of rural volunteer fire departments live on the edge by not having a charged line in place, and also do not roll a tanker even if there are no hydrants. They assume that the vehicle or vehicles have not had their fuel systems compromised. This is called improvising and planning on the best case scenario .

Yelp used the Hurts tool a few times in my 30 year career with the FD.

Think cars of the " old days " are safe? Look up the vid " 2008 malibu vs 1958 bel air " See also the Lexus that hit a 60's Lemans in the passenger door in a parking lot from about 2011. The door Lemans door just about ended up in the center console and the Lexus never deplored the air bag.

Brings back memories of steering wheel and door pulls. Don’t miss those days at all.

@Phil_Melone

3 жыл бұрын

When did they stop using them? And was that the chain looking thing they had on the door at one point to force it open

@lindanwfirefighter4973

3 жыл бұрын

@@Phil_Melone at 5:43 the chain they wrap around the steering column is for the steering wheel pull yes. We don’t do that any more. And I’m trying to find the door one. I can see a comealong being used to pull one door that is up in the air. We use to pop the door open and than wrap the door in the chain and connect it to a comealong and pull the door back along the front fender make the opening bigger. Now we just pop the door and take the door right off. Instead of pulling the steering wheel we just do what’s called a dash roll using a hydronic ram. It kinda bends the vehicle up wards near the B post (that’s where the seat belt attaches on that post). When did we stop using it....long long time ago when hydraulics came out. We kept them on the rigs as back up but he ever used them so eventually we stopped and just pulled it off. Recently we stopped using back boards. Well we use them to get the person out and than when we put the person on the stretcher we take them off it even if we know their back is broken. If they are 65 or up we still use the back board. But below that we don’t. Everyone gets a C collar of they have any neck pain though. Back boards are pretty useless. The body itself splints the back better.

Waaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!😢😢😢😢I WANT THAT BONNEVILLE!!! MIIINE! MIIINE! (0:30) I learned to drive in a '68 Limited Edition, weighed 5800 lbs and 8-lug DeLorean wheels. My first car was a '79 Brougham, burgundy interior and white vinyl roof. Middle -age black men and old white men loved it, I loved it too. Eight-track baby!

NEAT FILM MY BOARD BUTTERNUT IS THE BEST LOOKING BOARD FOR ME

What is that, 68 Parisian? I had a 66 two door. What's interesting to me is, almost all of those tools are available at princess auto in Canada. No Haligan bar shown though. The jaws have really advanced and are battery operated now. We've come a long way. A great demonstration of how to get it done with some simple tools.

@richardrice40

3 жыл бұрын

It's a '67 but I don't think it's canadian.😷

@sr71atomica

2 жыл бұрын

Probably a Bonneville or a Catalina.

@myolox

Жыл бұрын

those non pillar doors look good but I wonder if the pillars were standard could have supported the roof?

Man… talk about flashbacks! I started in the fire service in 1978 and used every single one of those rescue devices. Fortunately stuff got a lot lighter and easier to use by the time I retired…! The best advice in that video that still stands today is “try before you pry”. But the approach today is much better and far advanced to 40+ years ago. The only thing missing was Squad 51….LOL

Station 51, 10-4!

Lost episode of EMERGENCY! LOL

So much rescue technology. Too bad they didn't put such effort on automobiles safety technologies back in those days.

@kingduckford

4 жыл бұрын

They did put a lot more effort into automobile safety, it was a long haul of improvements and technology. Kids forget that the biggest problem of the 1970's is that the most basic safety device of them all, the safety belt, was often rarely used by average folks. The endless tragedy for decades was the fact so many lives could have been saved by nothing more than something already equipped standard, the safety belt, and folks just kept on not using the damned things. User error, not implementing the tools given, killed more people than bad designs by the 1970's.

@bradparris99

2 жыл бұрын

@@kingduckford You are absolutely right. Seat belts were not used by the majority of the driving public back then. I turned 16 in 1972 and got my grandfather's 1968 Buick Electra to drive. After about a week of seeing the "Fasten Seat Belts "printed above the steering column I buckled up the lap belt. It was only a few days before I figured out the shoulder belt was needed for the best protection. I wore both the lap and shoulder belts every time I was in that car. Two years later a Chevrolet suburban crossed the center line and hit me head on. I walked away with only bruises from the belts which was far better than the unbelted other driver. I have worn the ever since. 5 seconds to buckle up both of the belts probably saved my life. A no brainer.

@sr71atomica

2 жыл бұрын

@@kingduckford Any wonder, that Volvo offered their invention, the seat belt, free of charge to all automakers to build into their own vehicles?

Many years ago in an extrication class, I learned how to use a flathead screwdriver and a hammer to cut through the door metal in a pinch. We used it to access the door latch mechanism.

All they need now is copter 19 and air 5

Damn 2020 and I’d say this is still pretty accurate

I lost my mother and five year old sister in this tragedy. Our family was never the same.

Cool video

Damn....those tools are amazing doing all that heavy work.

seeing how they did it back then is interesting to compare how they do it today

And people actually had to ride in those death sleds. Brutal

@russelljohnson1303

4 жыл бұрын

I own one, built in 1953.

@enid0mom

4 жыл бұрын

There were no car seats for babies or toddlers, either. Safety was the driver’s right arm swinging out to hold the child, who was often standing. No telling how many kids died before car seats. Around 1960, our neighbors were involved in a crash and their 1 year old son was thrown from the car. His head hit a traffic poll and cracked his head like a melon. The mother was pregnant at the time and later delivered a stillborn child that was killed in the wreck. Seat belts, without the shoulder restraint is the only safety device in those cars. (I owned a brand new 1975 Pontiac Grand Prix) No head restraints. No shoulder restraints No air bags No infant or toddler restraints. If you watch police chases where a car crashes at the end and rolls, people walk away from them most of the time. All that safety equipment isn’t cheap, but it definitely saves lives every day. Most those safety features are passive. They deploy automatically. People have to use seatbelts and child restraints if they have young kids. People still die because people refuse to use seatbelts or don’t properly install, and then use, child restraints.

@CycolacFan

4 жыл бұрын

Sadly the more safety devices you give a driver the safer they feel and the less care they take with their driving.

@wallissadberry8460

4 жыл бұрын

@@CycolacFan Very good point!

@richardrice40

3 жыл бұрын

The people back then had no choice or knew better. Look at dashboards of cars from the 50's. How many people died from the head hitting that dash. It took the government (good or bad) to save us. .

Rescuers was ahead of time

Those damn kids with their fancy 8-tracks

so crude the technique back then but affective

@bruno640

4 жыл бұрын

ALAN WILDER: True, and this was "state-of-the-art" at the time. Today's equipment much-more efficient , but still follows the same basic designs & purposes of these "dinosaur"-versions. We used what we had, with the equipment furnished. And with today's modern vehicles? The hazard-level of using the "old-ways" would read way-off the charts! (Oh, and before I forget it...you make an-excellent point, in less-words than I did! Thank You!) ☺

jaws of life brought to you by hurst shifters! "we got you into this now we will get you out of it!"

@buckadillafilms

Жыл бұрын

😂

Rampart, this is 51....how do you read me?

Rescue 51, 10-4, KMG 365

When the "Jaws of Life" are too late...You use the "Tongs 'o Death".

Pampart, this is squad 51.

Where's Chet?

Many of those old hydraulic Hurst jaws are still in service around the world

Where are John Gage and Roy DeSoto when you need them?

Seeing the Old School Porta Power Tools being used makes me wonder if they are still carried on today's Heavy Rescue Units as back up in case the Jaws of Life can not be used ?