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VIDEO: Chattanooga Fire Department hosts extrication training, classes for local firefighters

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Firefighters practice stabilizing a crashed cement mixer during a regional extraction class at the Police and Fire Training Center on Saturday, March 11, 2023. The Chattanooga Fire Department and Chattanooga Fire Fighters Association Local 820 held the event which gave firefighters from nearby areas the opportunity to practice extraction techniques on a variety of crash types. Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Firefighters practice stabilizing a crashed cement mixer during a regional extraction class at the Police and Fire Training Center on Saturday, March 11, 2023. The Chattanooga Fire Department and Chattanooga Fire Fighters Association Local 820 held the event which gave firefighters from nearby areas the opportunity to practice extraction techniques on a variety of crash types.

By Matt Hamilton March 12, 2023 1 min read

The Chattanooga Fire Department and Chattanooga Fire Fighters Association Local 820 held the event which gave firefighters from nearby areas the opportunity to practice extrication techniques on a variety of crash types.

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Chattanooga Fire Department hosts extrication training, classes for local firefighters

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Lt. Joey Arnold of Catoosa secures a car that is tipped on its side during a regional extraction class at the Police and Fire Training Center on Saturday, March 11, 2023. The Chattanooga Fire Department and Chattanooga Fire Fighters Association Local 820 held the event which gave firefighters from nearby areas the opportunity to practice extraction techniques on a variety of crash types.

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Soddy-Daisy firefighter Trevor Gravitte uses a Hurst eDraulic ram to move a car away from a cement barricade during a regional extraction class at the Police and Fire Training Center on Saturday, March 11, 2023. The Chattanooga Fire Department and Chattanooga Fire Fighters Association Local 820 held the event which gave firefighters from nearby areas the opportunity to practice extraction techniques on a variety of crash types.

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Cleveland firefighter Justin West uses an acetylene torch to cut through a metal bar during a regional extraction class at the Police and Fire Training Center on Saturday, March 11, 2023. The Chattanooga Fire Department and Chattanooga Fire Fighters Association Local 820 held the event which gave firefighters from nearby areas the opportunity to practice extraction techniques on a variety of crash types.

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Red Bank firefighter Robert Pilkington uses an acetylene torch to cut through a metal bar during a regional extraction class at the Police and Fire Training Center on Saturday, March 11, 2023. The Chattanooga Fire Department and Chattanooga Fire Fighters Association Local 820 held the event which gave firefighters from nearby areas the opportunity to practice extraction techniques on a variety of crash types.

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Riceville firefighter Tyler Brannon helps secure a crashed cement mixer during a regional extraction class at the Police and Fire Training Center on Saturday, March 11, 2023. The Chattanooga Fire Department and Chattanooga Fire Fighters Association Local 820 held the event which gave firefighters from nearby areas the opportunity to practice extraction techniques on a variety of crash types.

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Red Bank firefighters Robert Pilkington, left, and Chad Tawfik work together to saw through a metal bar that has impaled a simulated victim during a regional extraction class at the Police and Fire Training Center on Saturday, March 11, 2023. The Chattanooga Fire Department and Chattanooga Fire Fighters Association Local 820 held the event which gave firefighters from nearby areas the opportunity to practice extraction techniques on a variety of crash types.

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Cleveland firefighter Ben Achata uses an acetylene torch to cut through a metal bar during a regional extraction class at the Police and Fire Training Center on Saturday, March 11, 2023. The Chattanooga Fire Department and Chattanooga Fire Fighters Association Local 820 held the event which gave firefighters from nearby areas the opportunity to practice extraction techniques on a variety of crash types.