OBJECTIVE: The rescuer will understand and explain the rescue challenges presented by the introduction of advanced steels into the structure of late-model passenger vehicles. TASK: Given the ...

OBJECTIVE: Given a scenario where an occupant is trapped and the B-pillar needs to be moved or removed, the rescue team will become familiar with alternate techniques to accomplish B-pillar tasks.

LOMPOC, Calif. – The City of Lompoc's Fire Department has received a $75,000 grant to acquire advanced extrication tools, essential for rescuing crash victims trapped in vehicles, aiming to enhance ...

Instructors present challenging, difficult extrication scenarios requiring advanced skills to stabilize the vehicles, gain entry, and remove patients entrapped and entangled in the wreckage. There ...

TIFTON, Ga. — The Tifton Fire Department completed a rigorous, hands-on training program covering all aspects of vehicle extrication this week. The training, which began Thursday morning and ended ...

Palatine Rural Fire Protection District firefighters recently completed auto extrication training with two experts from Florida. Firefighter Aaron Gross and Captain Clint Roberts from Hillsborough ...

The Contra Costa County Fire Department Sunday rescued a man who was lodged in a 16-inch underground pipe in Antioch. It took 50 firefighters more than three hours to extricate the man, who emerged ...