March 6, 2018 - Firefighters from five different area fire departments came together Saturday morning, March 3rd to participate in training on vehicle extrication. Extrication, or the act of removing an injured patient from a wrecked automobile, is one of the most critical services that rural volunteer fire departments perform.Having a hydraulic rescue tool (aka "The Jaws of Life") is a vital asset to a community. Equally valuable is having personnel who are properly trained in using that equipment. 27 firefighters, including members from Joaquin VFD, Tenaha VFD, Woods VFD (Panola County), Melrose VFD (San Augustine County), and Desoto Parish Fire District #1 in Logansport were able to get hands on training on three different sets of tools. The training was made possible in part by the city of Joaquin, who allowed the fire department to use a piece of city-owned property on Faulkville Road for the training. Also a big thank you goes to Joey Ross Towing of Tenaha, who donated eight vehicles to train on. The video below by Rusty Wilson gives a bird's eye view of the training.
Joaquin FD Hosts Extrication Training
