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• Texas firefighters reunite with victim after life-saving actions

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  The firefighters deployed two tourniquets to stop the bleeding, while at the same time working to free the victim from his vehicle

• NM mayor's plan would charge for emergency costs

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  Fees would range from $400 for hazard mitigation and cleanup to $1,305 for use of "heavy rescue tools and other equipment"

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  How one county fire department ensures the fastest response times

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  Cradlepoint’s in-vehicle networking solution offers the always-on connectivity the department needs for its new automatic vehicle location dispatching systems

• It's not all thrills: Handling emergencies at the Grand Canyon National Park

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  Branch Chief Brandon Torres shares what it's like to work for the Grand Canyon National Park's Emergency Services program

• High school EMT students learn extrication techniques

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  Students learned several vehicle-rescue techniques, including how to safely knock out windows and how to properly use the Jaws of Life to remove doors

• 4 dead in 28-vehicle Colo. pileup; truck driver arrested

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  A semi-truck hauling lumber plowed into vehicles on a crowded section of Interstate 70 near Denver, causing a fire so intense that it melted the roadway and metal off of cars

• Firefighters, EMS rescue man trapped in mechanical bull

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  Firefighters had to use hydraulic rescue tools, the Jaws of Life, to disassemble the bull and save the man

• FDIC 2019 product showcase

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  Check out the products the FireRescue1 team had a first-hand look at during the week-long conference in Indianapolis

• Achieving efficiency with combination extrication tools

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  Size and technique matter when choosing and using the right cutter spreader combination extrication tools

• Firefighter in distress: Cuing the rapid intervention team

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  Rescuing a firefighter who has fallen through a floor in an involved structure fire may require establishing an alternate means of egress

• 3 steps to developing a sound extrication size-up

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  Be efficient and focus on the priorities, and keeping patients, bystanders and your crew safe while planning an extrication

• When and how to safely remove a seat in an automobile extrication

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  Identify the potential hazards and seat design if seat removal will benefit your victims or increase access

• Maximize apparatus storage with a rotating extrication tool holder

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  New ‘Lazy Susan’ design helps fire crews store more tools in tight spaces without sacrificing quick access

• Training day: Breaching the door

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  Use the tools, props and scenario described here to train your firefighters in effective forcible entry

• 3 Dallas firefighters injured while battling 4-alarm blaze

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  Three Dallas Fire-Rescue firefighters were extricated from a condo apartment building after the second floor collapsed while they were inside

• Mich. firefighters extract woman from crash outside fire station

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  Three Superior Township firefighters were in their station when they heard a crash outside

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