On Saturday October 24th 2015, the Elderville Lakeport VFD responded to a two vehicle accident on FM 2011 near the intersection of CR 2156 near the Elderville Community at 1400 Hrs. Two firefighters were near by when the accident occurred in a wild land fire apparatus were on scene in less than a minute of the accident occurring. This short response time made it possible for a fire in one of the involved vehicles to be extinguished before the occupants received any severe burns while simultaneously removing the four injured occupants from the vehicle. The single occupant of the second vehicle had to be extricated using hydraulic rescue tools commonly referred to as "Jaws of Life". All occupants were transported to an area hospital by three Champion EMS ambulances. The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating the cause of the accident. The Elderville Lakeport VFD would like to thank the area residents and motorist who provided assistance a the scene. The Fire Department cleared the scene at 15:36 hrs.

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After receiving our new TNT Rescue Tools we have been working to train with these powerful tools and make sure we are proficient with their new capabilities. Since receiving these tools they have been used several times in training, and during actual emergencies where extrication was required. This type of training is instrumental in ensuring a safe and quick disentanglement of trapped patients involved in vehicle collisions.

On November, 11th 2014 we performed training exercises during our bi-monthly training meeting. At this training we practiced various evolutions and techniques for automotive extrication. If you would like sot see more images from this training, click here. 

You can now view the pictures of the Extrication I & II Class that was held at Elderville Lakeport VFD Station 1. A Special thanks to Rusk County Firefighters Association, TEEX, R & J Rescue Equipment, TNT Rescue Tools, and others who made this  possible.

Check out the rest of the photos here.