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 ...

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 ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Serious crashes involving heavy vehicles like 18-wheelers can pose a challenge for emergency responders and anyone trapped inside. To help save a life, firefighters with the ...

On Thursday, B shift firefighters from the Roseburg Fire Department participated in another day of vehicle extrication training, which helps hone in on vital skills needed when working the scene of a ...

Getting first-hand experience in emergency response and vehicle extrication was an important lesson for those who took part in a firefighter training course Sunday hosted by the Fruitland Fire ...

Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur save apparatus committees by spelling out what must be considered in the design of heavy rescue rigs in terms of storage solutions and compartment set-ups. The Prince ...

Electric vehicle (EV) design has changed what rescuers encounter compared with automobiles that have internal combustion engines. Gone are the firewalls of the latter. They are replaced with bulkhead ...