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 ...

Firefighters use equipment to cut a vehicle Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, during a Life-Saving Extrication Training Event hosted by National Auto Body Council and Crash Champions Collision Repair in ...

Jelissa Suarez used a reciprocating saw to cut through the steel on an old Buick. The saw shook her and bounced a few times, but she made it through and her cuts helped others tear the roof off the ...

When you hear the term “new car technology,” what pops into your head? Do you picture a hybrid vehicle or one that’s fully electric or powered by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), hydrogen or propane?

Today we had an excellent “guest” instructor, Firefighter Joe Blank, from Saint Paul Fire’s Rescue Squad 2. Joe delivered a very informative lecture on various types of automobiles (conventional, ...

FARGO — Recruits for the West Fargo and Fargo Fire Departments are halfway done with joint academy training. On Wednesday, the six recruits took part in auto extrication training, where responders ...

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, ...

Learning to be safe while saving lives was the focus of the National Auto Body Council First Responder Emergency Extrication event hosted at J.R. Auto Collision Repair, 543 S. Arthur Ave., in ...

GRAVETTE — Several weeks ago, the Gravette Fire Department asked for donations of nonworking vehicles to be used in an upcoming training class. Area residents responded, and six vehicles were donated.