[Scan-DC] Arlington responding to electrocution of two

[JOHN ANTONELLI]

You are correct re ther fact tht tey are to assume they are charged but the FD does have ways of getting the power off if they need to or to get the person out if tey need to.  Heck they taught us how to do it in EMT class.  The fact that ACFD is not doing that tells he is DRT and that was the purpose of my post.  

--- On Wed, 11/25/09, yorkfd at juno.com <yorkfd at juno.com> wrote:


From: yorkfd at juno.com <yorkfd at juno.com>
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Arlington responding to electrocution of two
To: Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
Date: Wednesday, November 25, 2009, 12:13 PM



That is an incorrect assumption. 

When power lines are down emergency services personnel don't just charge
in ignorant of the hazards. Emergency services personnel are instructed
to treat any power lines as energized until confirmed otherwise. They
will not assume that the lines are de-energized and walk over and lift
the wire off of the victim. They will wait until the power company
confirms that the lines are de-energized before they enter the hazard
area. 

If rescue is waiting, they are following proper protocols for an
electrocution incident with wires down.

Greg Halpin
York PA

On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:10:05 -0800 (PST) JOHN ANTONELLI
<johnantonelli at verizon.net> writes:
> If rescue is waiting then they are dead.
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