He lifted the vehicle and the other two members drug the patient out from underneath the vehicle. He then grabbed a 16' rood ladder and placed it on top of the wheel chocks. FF Mayley got his crew to crib one side of the vehicle and placed the Ladder's wheel chocks on the other side. Morgan and ENG B Baker where deciding upon a plan of attack, Senior FF Ray Mayley (who attended the MIM class) went to work applying some recently learned PL Vulcan rescue skills. L-62 only carries a basic compliment of extrication equipment, but no airbags. When they arrived, as dispatch had reported, there was a female victim pinned completely under a car in the middle of the roadway. L-62 was assigned to the call and they responded to the scene. At this same time Ladder 62 was going in-service from another call and was about four blacks away from the MVA scene. Due to the call location within the city, Squad 61 had a delayed response time to the scene.
Spartanburg FD dispatched an Engine, SQ-61, and a Battalion Chief to the call. Dispatch received multiple calls confirming the pedestrian was completely pinned underneath he vehicle. So here it is.Ībout a month or so ago the City of Spartanburg Fire Department received a call for a MVA vs. I know they would never do this for themselves and their Department's Administration does not care enough to give these guys even a drop of recognition for some quick thinking, applied skills, and out of the box ingenuity. They had a successful ground ladder fulcrum extrication. I am writing you guys to share awesome news about some of brothers of mine that participated in the MIM Class in Spartanburg, SC last year.
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