“Firefighters need to be knowledgeable on ... and how it became an amalgamation of several tools, including the claw tool of the ‘20s, which had a circular claw on one end of a long shaft ...

The Ardis Tool, invented by a Long Island firefighter more than 30 years ago, had been long prized by the those fortunate enough to obtain one of 50 originals made before production ended ...

It's a five-in-one tool that features an axe, sledge hammer, pry bar, d-handle pole and claw. It has saved countless lives and changed the lives of some firefighters who used them. "One was a guy ...

Extraction, whether it be someone trapped in a wrecked car or a claw machine, is part of what firefighters train for, Abernathy said. "We know what our tools can do," Abernathy said. "We arrived ...