This past week at BGSU’s State Fire School  (www.fireschool.org) we spent a great deal of time in the Heavy Rescue class focusing on lifting.  For this post, I am going to show some options for lifting a rolled over school bus that is pinning a victim.  Your thoughts might be gravitating towards
the use of airbags, but what other options do you have?  When making a rescue you need to be fast and
safe.

Remember:

• School buses weigh upwards to 12 tons, but in this type of situation you are not lifting that entire weight. 
• We need to lift enough to get the victim out. 
• We are not trying to upright the school bus. 
• Always remember to crib as you go, if we move the load an inch, we crib an inch.