Port Hope firefighters completed hands-on auto-extrication training at Standard Auto Wreckers, practicing rescue techniques ...

Today we had an excellent “guest” instructor, Firefighter Joe Blank, from Saint Paul Fire’s Rescue Squad 2. Joe delivered a very informative lecture on various types of automobiles (conventional, ...

Noting that October is Fire Prevention Month, personnel at the Norwood Park Fire Department hosted an open house at the Harwood Heights station on Oct. 2. Attendance was steady on a sunny Sunday ...

I was recently making a presentation to a group of city and fire department administrators about some of our rescue capabilities, including auto extrication. As we discussed the cost of rescue tools ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – A precarious pile up of vehicles, including a bus donated by Tahoe Transport, was staged by South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue at Welcome’s Auto Body and Towing to train fire ...

Firefighters from across the nation gathered in Corona on Sunday, April 8, to learn how to rescue victims from trapped automobiles. Crews used the Jaws of Life and other tools to cut through more than ...

Saving lives can be risky business and Columbia College fire academy students spent Monday practicing auto extrication, heeding safety warnings for themselves and future patients. Students spend a day ...

What we commonly refer to as “combi-tools” in the world of auto extrication are an example of firefighter tool efficiency. As departments face the increasing climate change of financial constraints ...

Firefighters from across the nation gathered in Corona on Sunday, April 8, to learn how to rescue victims from trapped automobiles. Crews used the Jaws of Life and other tools to cut through more than ...