The Danbury Fire Department has been awarded the Green Cross from Hurst Company for a rescue made last year.  The Green Cross is the symbol of recognition for those who have used the Jaws of Life products to save lives. 

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In July of last year, around midnight on the 27th, a two vehicle accident on Newtown Road left one person trapped in one vehicle, two trapped in the other. 

All three victims were suffering from life threatening traumatic injuries.  According to the Hospital Trauma Coordinator, without rapid extrication, the outcome would not have been as favorable as it was, with all three eventually recovering. 

In one vehicle, fire officials say the position of the trapped driver made it very difficult to perform a modern dash-lift maneuver to rescue him, so firefighters reverted to the more traditional method of a “steering wheel/dash lift”, utilizing an eDraulics jaws with chains to free this trapped driver.