SAN DIEGO — San Marcos and Escondido firefighters participated in an extrication training course on Saturday. Since electric vehicles pose new risks and challenges compared to gas-powered vehicles, ...

Ben Green, special operations program coordinator with the Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute, shows off a hydraulic rescue tool called the "Jaws of Life." The Kansas Fire & Rescue Training ...

About a dozen members of Clarksville Fire Rescue did training exercises at Queen City Metals, Inc. Wednesday. Teams took turns dismantling vehicles with heavy-duty cutters and spreaders, extrication ...

Task: The rescue team shall complete all skills that are on the operations-level skills checklist Training officers, rescue crew chiefs and instructors who are preparing for a vehicle rescue session ...

Zachary firefighters receive daily training on a number of firefighting methods and topics. On Aug. 8, firefighters on duty at the Zachary Fire Department trained in extrication, the removal of ...

The student will demonstrate a basic understanding of passenger vehicle extrication and the associated tools and techniques through participation in class discussion and practical activities. SPO 1-1 ...

Welcome to In-Depth Extrication! This column will cover very specific extrication-related topics that allow for an “in-depth” analysis. Each month, I plan to completely deconstruct a topic, and then ...

When you hear the term “new car technology,” what pops into your head? Do you picture a hybrid vehicle or one that’s fully electric or powered by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), hydrogen or propane?

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Pulling someone from a wrecked vehicle is a grim task and rescue squads must face it every day. An upgrade in such training is spreading across Tennessee, and it originated right ...

For workers at heights, the risk of accident and injury from falls is a constant reality. Falls consistently rank among the top four causes of workplace deaths. Being prepared to respond to worst-case ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – A precarious pile up of vehicles, including a bus donated by Tahoe Transport, was staged by South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue at Welcome’s Auto Body and Towing to train fire ...