Today’s vehicles are well equipped to try to keep drivers safe during a crash and include safety equipment like airbags and other technologies. Unfortunately, this can sometimes impede the progress of ...

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 ...

LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Thousands of car accidents happen across the country everyday. Fifteen firefighters took a vehicle extrication class Thursday and Saturday to prepare for many drivers’ ...

This class provides rescuers with the skills for vehicles of today and the future. Instruction follows leading edge extrication techniques and introduces real-life rescue experience. From basic ...

Greenfield Fire Territory members learn about stabilizing vehicles involved in crashes. GREENFIELD — Surrounded by wrecked cars, vans and even a dinged-up school bus, members of the Greenfield Fire ...

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 ...

Maximum hands-on training takes you through modern extrication practices using hydraulic and nonhydraulic rescue tools. This class covers vehicle construction, stabilization, disentanglement, and tool ...

The Transportation Emergency Rescue Committee (TERC) recently held its North American Vehicle Rescue Challenge, with teams from Canada and the U.S. The competition was hosted by TERC US and the ...

Oswego County BOCES Public Safety program students receive an interactive lesson in vehicle extrication techniques at the West Monroe Fire Department on Wednesday, Nov. 28th. Video by Steven J.

The evolution of automobile design and technology, including safety devices, has affected patient injuries and treatment for first responders significantly. The newest construction techniques have ...

About 40 firefighters from districts around the Treasure Valley converged in Kuna last week to participate in a vehicle stabilization class. After the Saturday morning classroom portion of the ...

Nearly 100 fire personnel from 39 jurisdictions in six Southern states will converge on North Fulton County this week to practice rescues from what conference materials describe as “some of the ...