The International Association of Fire Fighters IAFF shares the story of a challenging technical rescue incident your Cherry Hill Fire Department Professional Firefighters and our US&R partners responded to in neighboring Gloucester County, NJ.

"A dump truck driver was pulled to safety from the Woodbury Heights, New Jersey, home he crashed into May 20, thanks to the swift, skilled response of specially trained IAFF members.

The truck’s dashcam footage shows the driver losing control of the vehicle after what later reports identified as a seizure. The truck then tore through a utility pole, hopped a curb, and crashed into a home – with the homeowner still inside.

Only a handful of search and rescue teams in South Jersey are trained in the technical skills needed to respond to perform complex rescue operations. The Camden County Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team – made up of IAFF members from Camden Local 788, Camden Officers Local 2578, Camden County Local 3249, Cherry Hill Local 2663, Cherry Hill Officers Local 3198 – was the closest team available..."

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