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.
San Diego and Chula Vista FFs worked to extricate the driver after his truck went off a freeway ramp and overturned
Portland firefighters faced a car pinned partially underneath a semi in a jack-knife collision
Federal funding helped Menands and Ballston Lake firefighters purchase extrication tools and a gear washer
The cat suffered several deep cuts while it hung on the sharp wire
Firefighters ripped apart a furnace with heavy tools to get him out
The woman became trapped under the train at a platform
Nicholas Blossom is in stable condition after landing headfirst on a spiked fence
Gas powered rescue saws are offered by Tempest Technology
Methods and tools that worked in the past sometimes fail in the present
Firefighters cut through a wall to reach the man and another worker
Firefighters cut a motorized chain and used prying tools and other devices to free him
The truck was carrying about 160 young cows
The dog named Ebonyser suffered nerve damage after being wedged inside the chair
Lake Havasu City firefighters pulled the victims out from under the steering wheel and passenger side glove compartment
The fire department would take over car extrications, hazardous material situations, and confined space rescues
Local volunteer rescue squads train for agricultural emergencies
Video: The call was difficult for responders
LAFD firefighters worked to free some of the victims, who were trapped in the wreckage of as many as four vehicles
A woman who was inside a bathroom also had to be rescued
It took 8 hours for firefighters to remove the underside of the single-engine plane
A minivan, a SUV and a small sedan were involved in the crash
The tanker truck ran off the road and rolled one and a half times
Hydraulic tools used to free Lt. Dave Curlin from the debris