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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Lynchburg Police Department said Monday night that they are actively investigating a shooting. Virginia's new gun law draws mixed response from retailers, lawmakers and advocates Virginia’s new ...

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 ...

Your department’s tech rescue program needs to train additional rope rescue technicians. Where do you start? An out-of-town open enrollment class? Maybe bring an outside instructor to your department?

(Caption info) Northwest Fire/Rescue District's academy recruits practice extrication from a car on Wednesday. The class is part of a 14-week training course that covers all manner of fire service.

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 ...