8/29/2024 box 0623 Trauma

Thankfully the women survived. To us firefighters I remember what an "Old Timer" told me when I was new on the job. If you ever are forced to jump from a building because you are trapped, try to aim at landing on a vehicle. The vehicle roof will bend and help break the energy of the fall and the suspension of the vehicle will also help absorb the energy of your landing. In the FDNY, in the1970s, while working on the Manhattan's Lower East Side I became trapped by expanding fire and was forced to jump from the 2nd floor onto an abandoned vacant car in a vacant lot.
It saved me from serious injury. All I had was a sore butt from hitting the top of the car with my but after I landed. Thank God we now have Bailout equipment. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired
 
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