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.
From racetracks to rescue trucks, discover the history, inventor and modern use of the Jaws of Life tools that help save lives in seconds
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First responders, surgical staff in Temple worked for over four hours to rescue people pinned inside their vehicle under the load
The South Metro Fire Rescue battalion chief was responding to a call for a fire alarm activation and medical emergency
A Franklinville Volunteer Fire Company lieutenant whipped out his personal plasma cutter and cut the rim from around the dog’s neck
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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St. George firefighters used extrication tools to free the deer trapped between two posts as other deer watched
A Spokane Valley fire truck had been stopped at an MVA when it was struck by a vehicle
Paramedics faced a complex rescue on a popular trail near Cajon Pass
Orleans first responders face a man pinned underneath the bucket of a front end loader
Matthew Reum was pinned in the wreckage, underneath the I-94 bridge, since Dec. 20
Baylee Amos needed a blood transfusion before she was extricated from her truck
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
Funding through the California Office of Traffic Safety will help equip, train Kern County firefighters
Two people had to be extricated from the car after both vehicles crashed into a Long Beach restaurant
Smoke from wetland fires mixed with fog to create a “super fog,” causing several crashes on I-55 near New Orleans
A tractor-trailer driver was killed after a train carrying coal derailed and fell onto a highway near Pueblo
Emporia firefighters will begin training on new extrication tools and additional forcible entry props thanks to capital improvement funding
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
South Charleston firefighters were injured when their fire engine was involved in a crash with a passenger vehicle
The firefighter-medic and a nurse both separately stopped to assist the crash victims, all of whom had to be extricated from the vehicles
Four people, including two paramedics, were injured when a pickup truck collided with an ambulance
Charlotte firefighters had to use struts to stabilize the vehicle before removing three people inside
Fire and EMS personnel in Spartanburg County rescued two people in plane crash
Fire and EMS crews in Havertown faced a stabilization and extrication challenge
