Road Traffic Excercise Fire Service HQ

4th April 2008

04/04/08 13:00
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue is launching a hard-hitting road safety campaign in a bid to cut the number of deaths and injuries on the county’s roads. For every two people West Yorkshire’s firefighters rescued from a dwelling fire last year, they rescued 15 from a road traffic collision.
Today media had the chance to witness in graphic detail a staged horror smash – similar to those which our firefighters are faced with on a regular basis.
A fire crew and the county’s Urban Search and Rescue team will cut live casualties from the wreckages. It will provide an insight into the high level of skills and pressure a firefighter is under when releasing trapped casualties. Senior Community Safety Officer Brian Robson, Road Safety Liaison Officer Kate Fielden and Watch Manager Mick Brennan, from the brigade’s International Training Centre Road Traffic Collision department were available for comment.

USAR use props to secure bus 2008-04-04 14:16:53	Casualties still trapped 2008-04-04 14:04:11	Crews at work 2008-04-04 14:02:01
USAR teams use wood and props to stablise the bus 2008-04-04 14:01:10	Extrication in progress 2008-04-04 13:42:56	Fire officer maintains control of casualties head 2008-04-04 13:37:27
Female trapped in footwell of Lorry 2008-04-04 13:33:07	Crews evaluate casualties in overturned car 2008-04-04 13:28:45	Casualty trapped in vehicle on its side 2008-04-04 13:16:12
No serious injuries this time Exercise Terminated 2008-04-04 14:35:26	Last casualties are removed 2008-04-04 14:23:01	Bus driver carefully removed on a back board 2008-04-04 14:19:20