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Continuing Education (CE) Courses - Small Machinery Extrication Basic - Antonia; 3/15/2026 8 am - 5 pm

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Brief Description
Course contracted through MUFRTI
Full Description
This class is available for contracted delivery from MUFRTI. Contracted Price: $8500.  

This 8-hour interactive course  gives students a look into machinery entrapments and extrications. The first hour and a half is spent in the classroom reviewing case histories, lock-out/tag-out techniques and procedures, tool kits, and medical considerations. Following the classroom presentation, students are broken up into groups to participate in hands on scenarios.  

Course Objectives: Rotation #1: Lock-out/Tag-out, Size-up & Meat Grinder Entrapment: Lock-out/Tag-Out: One of the most important steps in machinery extrication is to ensure the machine will not operate while we are working on it. Students practiced locking and tagging out various types of valves, switches, cords, hoses, and controllers.  Size-up: Size-up is one of the most important aspects of any firefighting operation and is especially important when dealing with machinery entrapments. Students used a search camera to look inside this simulated machine to determine the associated hazards. Inside they found electrical and chemical hazards that were evaluated using facility information and the HAZ-MAT emergency response guidebook.  Meat Grinder Entrapment: Supermarkets, delis, and butcher shops are all prime locations for a possible machinery entrapment. Grinders, saws, and conveyors are just a few of the common items found in these facilities. At this station students practice locking and tagging out the equipment before moving on to assessing the entrapment and beginning the extrication. To disassemble the meat grinder, members had to drill or air chisel and punch several rivets, cut with the angle grinder, and use various Allen wrenches, screwdrivers, wrenches, sockets, and prying tools.    

Rotation #2: Tool Familiarization & Finger Entrapments:  Tool Familiarization: Previous generations of firefighters brought a tremendous amount of trade experience and mechanical ability to the firehouse. Modern fire- fighting recruits seldom possess the mechanical skills as those before. This rotation allows students that are un- familiar with hand, electric, and pneumatic tools to gain these skills and gives experienced students a refresher. This rotation included: cutting with the wizzer saw, drilling and punching rivets, sheering rivet heads off with the air chisel and punching, removing bolts with an air chisel, cutting with a Dremel tool in a confined area, impact gun use, and snap ring pliers use. Each of these skills would be necessary to perform the simulated extrications later in the day.    

Rotation #3: Torch Use & Auger Entrapment: Torch Use: The torch is a very quick and effective cutting tool in the hands of a skilled user, especially when working in close proximity to a patient. At this rotation students discussed the pros and cons of using a torch as well as hazards that would preclude the use of a torch. Each member was then afforded the opportunity to cut various pieces of metal using the torch under the supervision of an instructor. Auger Entrapment & Fence Impalement: While this may be a rare occurrence the tools and techniques can be applied to this and other impalement scenarios. Students used both the torch and saw-zall to cut sections of the fence while cooling the metal to prevent heat trans- mission to the patient. Augers have many uses in farm and industrial settings. Loose clothing or a misplaced limb can easily become entrapped in these devices. Students practice stabilizing this heavy section of auger before beginning to cut it and continually support it as it is lifted. Scenario(s): The final portion of the class is scenario based. The participants will be faced with scenarios that will require the skills and tools learned from the above rotations. The groups could have as many as four different scenarios depending on time and the difficulty of each one.  

Student pre-requisites: NONE
Training Dates
03/15/2026 - 03/15/2026
Training Times
08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Prerequisites
None Specified
Registration Dates
09/16/2025 - 03/10/2026
Available Seats
30
Fee
None Specified
Training Location
Antonia Fire Protection District
6633 Moss Hollow Road
Barnhart, MO  63012
Resources Required
Host Agency to provide: Audio Visual Equipment, Tables for tools and props.  

Student to provide: Full PPE plus eye and ear protection.  

Vendor to supply: none
Reporting Instructions
None Specified
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