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news 4 was there when the fairfax county fire department learned how to use the etec last summer. d.c. fire tells the i-team all members are to be trained on the etec but couldn't provide any training records for this specific item within the past two years. instead, it gave us training photos of the motorized emergency recon vehicle which can get to trapped passengers in less than four minutes, and the rescue cart which d.c. fire says was designed with metro in mind because it can fit between rails and over electrical boxes. the i-team found all this equipment could require leaving the wheelchair behind. >> the doorways on the edge of the train aren't wide enough for a full-size wheelchair to get out. >> i'm terrified for them. >> dara baldwin with the national disability rights network says she's particularly concerned about c spine or quadriplegic riders because they can't be easily separated from their chairs which provide life support. >> you would have to leave that person who is a quad or someone who can't move and shouldn't be moved, you would have to leave that person. >>
news 4 was there when the fairfax county fire department learned how to use the etec last summer. d.c. fire tells the i-team all members are to be trained on the etec but couldn't provide any training records for this specific item within the past two years. instead, it gave us training photos of the motorized emergency recon vehicle which can get to trapped passengers in less than four minutes, and the rescue cart which d.c. fire says was designed with metro in mind because it can fit between...
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all members are to be trained on the etec but it couldn't provide any training records for this specific item within the . instead, it gave us training photos of the merv which can get to trapped passengers in less than four minutes and the rescue cart or trc which was designed with metro in mind because it can sit between rails and over electrical boxes, but the i-team found all of ts t could require leaving the wheelchair behind. >> the doors wide enough for a full-sized wheelchair to get out of it. >> i'm terrified for them. i wouldn't know what to do. >> reporter: this woman with the national disability rights network said she's concerned about quadriplegic riders because they can't be easily separated from their chairs which provide life support. >> you would have to leave that person who is a quad or someone who can't move and shouldn't be moved, you would have to leave that person. >> reporte metro says fire departments should have special stair chairs to transport quadriplegic ry can transfer them from their wheelchair to get them on to this cart to get them back to safety. >> bu
all members are to be trained on the etec but it couldn't provide any training records for this specific item within the . instead, it gave us training photos of the merv which can get to trapped passengers in less than four minutes and the rescue cart or trc which was designed with metro in mind because it can sit between rails and over electrical boxes, but the i-team found all of ts t could require leaving the wheelchair behind. >> the doors wide enough for a full-sized wheelchair to...
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fire tells the i-team all members arebe trained on the etec but it couldn't provide any training records for this specific item twn past two years. instead it gave us training photos of t motorized emergency recon vehicle which can get to trapped passengers in less than four minutes. and the universal rescue cart which d.c. says was designed with metro in mind because it can fit between rails and over electrical boxes. but the i-team found all of this equipment could reque leaving the wheelchair behind. >> the doorways on the eng of the trajs really aren't wide enough for a full-sized wheelchair to get out out of it. >> i'm terrified. i would not kn what to do. >> reporter: dara baldwin with the national disability rights network says she's particularly concerned a c-spine or quadriplegicer bau they can't be easily be separated from that chair which provides life support. >> you would have to leave that person that should .moved. >> reporter: metro says fire department should have special stair chairs to transport those riders. >> they courar them from the wheelchair to the chair to get
fire tells the i-team all members arebe trained on the etec but it couldn't provide any training records for this specific item twn past two years. instead it gave us training photos of t motorized emergency recon vehicle which can get to trapped passengers in less than four minutes. and the universal rescue cart which d.c. says was designed with metro in mind because it can fit between rails and over electrical boxes. but the i-team found all of this equipment could reque leaving the...