Extrication Tools, Cutters and Spreaders News & Articles

• Calif. firefighters rescue two from fire in vacant office building

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  Fresno firefighters cut through metal bars blocking windows to pull a man and a woman to safety

• Extrication tools: What you want

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  Throwing off the constraints of money and physics, what improvements do you want to see in extrication tools?

• ‘I don’t think they made it’: 911 call reports plane crash

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  2 women were severely injured when their single-engine Cessna Skyhawk crashed in Miramar, Fla.

• YouTube video, ‘I Tried Paramedic Academy’ goes viral

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  Michelle Khare documented her experience with South Metro Fire Rescue in a video that reached 1 million views in just over a week

• How to buy extrication tools, cutters and spreaders

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  Several factors will affect which tools and systems will best serve your agency's extrication needs

• Calif. firefighters rescue nude woman found wedged between buildings

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  Orange County Fire Authority crews had to cut through an 8-inch-thick concrete wall to rescue the woman

• How to buy extrication tools (eBook)

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  Download this FireRescue1 extrication tools buying guide to learn key steps for product selection, purchasing and implementation

• Mich. FFs use Jaws of Life to free woman stuck in a chair during ‘stuck fetish’ video

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  Ann Arbor firefighters had to try a couple techniques before successfully freeing the woman, whose TikTok video of the ‘entrapment’ has gone viral

• Texas groups launch $1.1M initiative to donate equipment to first responders in 22 counties

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  Each of the more than 150 kits to be donated contains a Jaws of Life tool, portable lighting, electronic road flares and more

• Safe, effective and efficient stabilization for today’s MVC

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  The Junkyard Dog (JYD) ZStrut Rescue Strut uses a uniquely-engineered deployment method that eliminates the need for pins altogether

• US traffic deaths spike even as pandemic cuts miles traveled

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  Some highway travel officials suggested that emptier roads led to more opportunities to abuse speed

• 'He's just another patient:' LA County FFs detail response to Tiger Woods crash

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  Firefighters and EMS providers from the Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 106 described the extrication process and lessons learned

• 4 tools that can make search and recovery operations successful

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  Technology plays a key role in successful search and recovery operations; here are four underwater search tools than can help rescue divers in a time of need

• Hydraulic extrication tools powered from the ground up

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  Pentheon Series rescue tools from Holmatro give firefighters 21-century rescue tool technology that can take on modern vehicle extrication challenges

• Lighter battery-powered tools take on modern vehicle crash extrications

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  High-Tech hydraulic rescue tools from Holmatro meet the challenge of today’s ultra-high-strength steels

• Deep side-impact extrication: 2 options for quick access and extrication

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  A step-by-step guide to removing a patient when the driver’s side door won’t open

• Orlando firefighters extricate teen from locked gun safe

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  Firefighters used hydraulic extrication tools to free the 15-year-old from the safe at a gun store showroom

• How the Jaws of Life became a tool to snatch you from the jaws of death

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  The Jaws of Life were first created in 1961 and are now an indispensable tool for many fire departments.

• Man rescued from storm drain, tells FFs he wandered sewers for 3 days

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  Firefighter spent about 30 minutes removing the man from the drain at an industrial park

• Conn. FF witnesses crash scene, rescues elderly man

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  Hawleyville Volunteer Firefighter Reese Moffett stopped to assist the injured driver until an engine and EMS arrived

• COVID-19 is changing everything. Here's what that means for motor vehicle collisions

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  Motor vehicle collisions might be down nearly 50%, but don’t let down your guard on the roadway or neglect your extrication skills or training

• Here’s why underwater cutting tools are the next fire rescue “must-have”

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  For water rescue operations, you’ll need tools that can withstand the water environment

• 5 steps to extricate patients from modern vehicles

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  Rip and blitz challenges: Use your cutter/spreader for car side removal extrication

• 5 ways firefighters can improve vehicle extrication training

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  Focus on new tools and techniques, but don’t ignore the strategic big picture

• Chicago firefighters rescue pinned worker

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  Firefighters worked for almost an hour to rescue a Museum of Science and Industry worker, who was pinned under a forklift

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