“Particle”as is better known Jose Javier TarragaHe retired in 2022 after 34 years of service. Alicante Fire Prevention, Extinguishing and Rescue Service (SPEIS) and after being involved in dozens of traffic crashes, she doesn’t stop turning her brains to find a way to have better recovery vehicles and, above all, to prevent the survivors’ injuries from getting worse during maneuvers to leave the cars where they are. they got trapped. . A few years ago, he invented an extra-thin spine recovery board that reduced the risk of spinal cord injury and spread all over the world. fire stations around the world. Now he has started marketing some self-adjusting chocks he has patented, which stabilize the car in an accident so that it cancels out the suspension, leaf springs and shock absorbers in just a few minutes.
These wedges, mounted as if they were an item, lego gameAccording to Tárraga, who is also a carpenter, it greatly simplifies the rescue operation and assists the injured and reduces the risk of injury, which is aggravated by the unexpected movements of the vehicle. “Firefighters can’t prevent accidents, but an injury can prevent it,” adds the inventor. There were already chocks to fix the vehicles, but these were too heavy and not as practical as those invented by “Jota”. They weigh less than six kilograms -5.8- allows the firefighter to carry two units in each hand.
each wedge Supports 10,300 kilograms and is made of birch, which according to its inventor is “very compact and stronger than oak.” They can be placed from seven centimeters to work and They reach up to 38 centimeters and even something else.
Alicante firefighter recently Car accident rescue championship held in Sevillehas aroused the curiosity of firefighters from all over the country and has been marketing them outside of Spain for over two months, both in Europe and on other continents. fire Department France, Austria, Czech Republic or Taiwan They are currently working with self-regulating wedges distributed by the company. Alicante company Rescue Jota and briefly from Portugal, from Germany to England.
The Provincial Alicante Firefighters Consortium has also included these in its donations, and Alicante City Council also plans to purchase them for SPEIS after Alicante firefighters have successfully tested them. Tenerife, Madrid, Murcia, Seville, Cordoba, Gran Canaria and Lanzarote There are other parts of the country where these innovative wedges are used.