Extrication
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Eloy Fire District crews heard faint signs of life coming from the wreckage and quickly mobilized extrication with hydraulic tools
Birmingham firefighters worked to rescue the driver from under the beam, estimated to weigh 60,000 pounds
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A tree stopped the bus from continuing into a ravine
All five were between the ages of 14 and 22
Mother said she released the photo as she doesn’t want anyone else to lose someone to texting while driving
The man laid on the officer to protect him when the fire prompted bullets in the squad to explode
The 18-year-old had Xanex and more than three times the legal limit of marijuana in his system
Civilians helped as many as eight people out of the bus before emergency crews arrived
Two are dead and as many as 36 hurt; medic helicopters have been dispatched
The crash occurred in an isolated, rural area
After rescuing the children, he held the driver’s head above water until firefighters could stabilize him
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