Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Multiple fire departments took part in extrication training near the South Point Fire Department on Oct. 25. (Heath Harrison — The ...

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 ...

To assist you with your training efforts, the Trainers Tool Box is collection of downloadable documents that you may use as you see fit in your extrication training efforts.As vehicle rescue ...

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 ...

The New Orleans, LA, Fire Department has been building an in-house vehicle extrication technician course for the better part of the past decade. Along the way, we have picked up a few hard-earned ...

While fall protection compliance rates are climbing, some companies are discovering that they lack expertise in fall rescue equipment and procedures – a discovery they often make only after a fall has ...

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 ...

On Wednesday morning, recruits from the Astoria Fire Department got to work pulling apart a battered police vehicle that had been donated for training purposes. Though firefighters go through ...

The Carterville Fire Department said they will participate in a multi-department Water Rescue and Dive Rescue training ...

As part of a kitchen table discussion, particularly for departments on a limited budget, responders commonly ask the question, “If you could only have several extrication-related tools, what would ...