SAN DIEGO — San Marcos and Escondido firefighters participated in an extrication training course on Saturday. Since electric vehicles pose new risks and challenges compared to gas-powered vehicles, ...

The Boonville Fire Department is hosting a multi-scenario extrication class with Tri-State Towing & Recovery and P&L Rescue ...

The Boonville Fire Department will host a free, hands-on vehicle extrication training class for first responders on April 18 ...

Today’s vehicles are well equipped to try to keep drivers safe during a crash and include safety equipment like airbags and other technologies. Unfortunately, this can sometimes impede the progress of ...

Electric vehicle (EV) design has changed what rescuers encounter compared with automobiles that have internal combustion engines. Gone are the firewalls of the latter. They are replaced with bulkhead ...

Every vehicle collision is different, said Matt Carlson, and a Saturday training in Mapleton helped first responders prepare for when vehicle extractions are needed. Carlson, an instructor with ...

OBJECTIVE: Responders will become familiar how the GM OnStar vehicle telematics communications system is designed and functions TASK: Each member of the rescue team will be able to describe the crash ...

Sierra Vista Fire & Medical Services (SVF&MS) has received a $30,000 grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to ...

A silver medal may be the headline achievement, but its real value is playing out daily as Ekurhuleni’s elite vehicle ...

FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - When seconds matter, Forrest County volunteer firefighters are preparing for the calls that can mean the difference between life and death. Crews from the Macedonia and ...

A person was airlifted to a trauma center following a two-hour “extensive extrication operation” after a three-vehicle crash ...

Instructors present challenging, difficult extrication scenarios requiring advanced skills to stabilize the vehicles, gain entry, and remove patients entrapped and entangled in the wreckage. There ...