This week's Monday Night Drill was an "Airbag Operations & Cribbing Stabilization" drill for our Firefighters and an "EMS CME" drill for our EMTs.

The "Airbag Operations & Cribbing Stabilization" drill had our Vista Firefighters practicing how to operate the airbags and how to use cribbing to stabilize a vehicle during an extrication related incident. Vista Firefighters reviewed how to build a crib box to stabilize a vehicle, how to setup the airbags and how to properly operate the airbags by controlling how they lift. Lastly we conducted several scenarios where Vista Firefighters had to build a crib box and then operate the airbags to remove a patient from under a vehicle.

The "EMS CME" drill had our Vista EMS personnel reviewing airway and preparatory for this month's CME class. The continuing medical education (CME) program helps train our Vista EMS personnel throughout the year so they can continue to serve our community at it's highest level by keeping up on several skills.

If you are interested in being part of our team at the Vista FD, visit us any Monday night from 6:30pm - 9:30pm for more details or click the "Become a Member" tab at VistaFD.org!