IFSTA’s Principles of Passenger Vehicle Extrication, 5th Edition, is designed to provide firefighters, EMS, and other rescue personnel with an understanding of the current challenges, techniques, skills, and equipment available for safe and effective passenger vehicle extrication.
The tools, equipment, and techniques described in this manual represent the current, best-practices of rescuers. Readers are encouraged to master a wide variety of extrication tools and techniques.
