Working within the “Golden Hour” and the “Platinum Ten” arena requires vehicle extrication operations to be quick, deliberate and safe. Four skills in particular can help rescuers to succeed on all ...

With side airbags, larger crumple zones and reinforced metal, cars get safer for passengers all the time. However those same features that increase safety in crashes also make it more difficult — and ...

Zachary Fire Department firefighters honed their skills Saturday during a extrication training. The firefighters underwent extrication training, which included the use of cutters, spreaders and other ...

GARY | The Cars Collision Group wants to make sure Northwest Indiana firefighters are prepared when they face having to remove people who are trapped in vehicles. The automotive repair business is ...

Many collisions may result in victims becoming trapped. Anacortes firefighters are now using specific techniques to cut and remove vehicles from around these trapped victims. These new techniques are ...

Vehicle technology changes continually, and it’s important that the fire service keep up with these changes. For example, stronger automobiles mean that consumers are safer, but for the fire service, ...

TUCSON (KVOA)- As the wildfire season keeps going, members of the Green Valley Fire District headed to California to teach fellow firefighters emergency techniques that are essential to perform those ...