LE MARS, Iowa (KTIV) - Area fire departments underwent intensive heavy vehicle extrication training Oct. 11 and 12, learning critical skills to rescue individuals trapped in vehicles. The 14-hour ...

JACKSONVILLE, Onslow County — Jacksonville firefighters recently completed passenger vehicle rescue training aimed at ...

Now, the department is out of that hard-to-find resource and is looking to find the individuals responsible so that it ...

Photo by Ron Moore Making an opening through the undercarriage of this Dodge Durango would be difficult. You can see objects such as the frame crossmembers, drive shaft, exhaust system, and even the ...

On Saturday several local fire departments gathered at station 71 in Cheyenne for a heavy vehicle extrication training. The goal of this training was for firefighters to learn how to communicate and ...

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 ...

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, ...

BLOUNTS CREEK — Blounts Creek volunteer firefighters spent Monday night training on vehicle extrication.The training happened ...

Capt. Cody Edlin was conducting vehicle extrication training at Circle Auto Recycling when a customer began choking in the parking lot. Eight months ago, he saved a woman using his son's EpiPen.

When a passenger vehicle collides with the rear end (or side) of a large truck trailer, the smaller and lower vehicle becomes a wedge on wheels. Just like a wedge, a typical automobile is thick at one ...