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Extrication Demonstration at Wendler Junior High

Press Release

10.20.08

Extrication Demonstration at Wendler Junior High

Firefighters from Anchorage Fire Department Station 4 will be performing an extrication demonstration for Wendler Junior High students on October 21st.

The demonstration will begin with an assembly at 9:40 am where firefighters will discuss safe driving, choosing whom to ride with in a vehicle, and the consequences of unsafe vehicle operation. In addition, firefighters will stress the importance of education for success in future careers. They will highlight the skills necessary for a career in the Fire Service and relate those to skills students are currently developing. They will also give an overview of a typical day in the life of a firefighter. The program will then move outside where the extrication will begin around 10:00 am. During the demonstration, fire department members will show the capabilities of hydraulic rescue tools to disentangle an entrapped victim of a vehicle involved in an accident, including procedures used to protect fire fighters during an extrication.

Wendler Middle School and Fire Station 4, “C” Platoon are partners in the Anchorage School District School Business Partnerships program. This program exists to promote and sustain quality partnerships between the academic and business/professional community.

For more information, please contact AFD Station 4 Senior Captain Michael Davidson at 230-4960.

Posted Sunday, October 19, 2008 at 5:49 PM by AFD Communications