Midwest Safety has released a 40-minute video compilation of bodycam footage from emergency responders who rushed to the scene of the UPS air crash in Louisville in November last year. It's harrowing footage, showing the chaos as responders tried to come to grips with a situation far larger and far worse than they could have envisaged. I highly recommend watching it to learn what happened, figure out how it could have been done better, and to ask yourself, "What would I do in that situation?"
A tip o' the hat to Zendo Deb at 357 Magnum for posting the video.
Having been involved with civil defense and disaster response on two continents over many years, I can promise you: that Louisville crash is the stuff nightmares are made of for any and all emergency responders. It's going to be a case study for years, probably decades to come.
May almighty God have mercy on the souls of all who died there.
Peter
7 comments:
What do you do in a situation like this?? In EMS we have a "rule of thumb" for such dangerous situations. You extend your arm and if your thumb doesn't cover the disaster area your TOO CLOSE. Back off.
Civilians seldom add to a dangerous situation except to hinder the professionals and become casualties themselves.
Folks that RAN lived to tell of the horrors. There is a lesson in there somewhere.
Wow, just wow!
The reason why.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5OQzpilyag
Looks like the crash of the KC-135 on Piatt St. in Wichita, Ks in '65.
Now that was a S Show. Does show how people react. Can be scary.
Flew with a guy who was at Tenerife for the accident. He told me to never ever go to the scene of an air disaster. I figured he knew what he was talking about.
You can plan and practice all you like but some events will always be bigger and worse than you can prepare for.
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