Extrication
The extrication topic features the latest news and resources and features content on maintaining extrication equipment, training on extrication techniques, or working at the scene of an MVA, including those involving modern vehicles.
Two cars ended up overturned inside a Boston Market in Saugus
Grant County Fire District 13 will improve its capabilities with a battery-powered combi tool on its new rescue vehicle
Captium collects vehicle health and critical component data and provides insight to keep your department operationally ready
Rescuers freed the children from the bus, which flipped on its side
It appears that no one went looking for the missing teen
Family wants answers after Carolyn Ann Watkins, 62, was found dead in a car at an impound on Monday
The bus fell 30 feet onto a major thoroughfare
10 were injured when the car plowed through an outdoor seating area and crashed through the window
Battling the pain of a ruptured spleen, he then slid from beneath the lamppost to help passengers
Follow a prescribed rescue sequence and prepare immediately upon arrival for a go rescue when a vehicle is in icy water
The Ohio firefighter was checking on a driver who just slammed into a crash scene when another driver crashed into them
She hiked a mile through rugged terrain to seek help
The truck hit a propane tank at a high rate of speed and sent flames shooting above the building’s roof
This extrication training video takes firefighters through the steps of extricating victims from a Tesla Model S electric vehicle
The firefighters spotted the car in the water on their way to get food and made the rescue
No one was killed in the incident
The crash left three dead, including an unborn child
The fire department’s cold-water rescue team rescued and attempted to revive 5 of the victims; 1 victim was thrown from the vehicle, 2 escaped
The driver ducked before his head hit the truck he slammed into
Oswego Fire Department was awarded a $38,000 AFG grant
The second crash may have been caused by drivers ‘rubber-necking’ the first crash
The driver and passenger of the other car fled the scene
The bus driver was seriously hurt and was flown to the hospital
In addition to the five dead, two were injured
Rescuers worked for hours to free the truck’s passenger
Firefighters spent more than an hour rescuing passengers of a bus that hit an overpass; as many as 35 were injured
Calif. transportation official calls the scene ‘a mess ... with body parts’
Rescue workers continued at the site where 11 died and 11 more were injured
An elevated portion of a highway collapsed when a truck hauling with fireworks exploded
Responders dealt with three chain-reaction crashes due to snow conidtions
The most seriously injured firefighter in Wednesday’s apparatus crash with a semi had his severed arm reattached, with the next 72 hours critical to its success
The commuter line was carrying 70 passengers; only two of the injured were seriously hurt
The pilot was warned of freezing fog and urged not to make the flight
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