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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Every vehicle collision is different, said Matt Carlson, and a Saturday training in Mapleton helped first responders prepare for when vehicle extractions are needed. Carlson, an instructor with ...

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 ...

ST. MARY PARISH, La. (KLFY) The St Mary Parish Fire District 11 Fire Department is now on the cutting edge of vehicle extrication technology. On Saturday, 11 news firefighters used their rescue ...

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?

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. (Feb. 10, 2022) – Firefighters with the Presidio of Monterey Fire Department practiced for worst-case scenarios as they participated in hands-on vehicle extrication ...

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 ...