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 ...

Palatine Rural Fire Protection District firefighters recently completed auto extrication training with two experts from Florida. Firefighter Aaron Gross and Captain Clint Roberts from Hillsborough ...

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 ...

Earlier this year, a vehicle accident along Southern California’s Highway 101 left a car dangling over a 100′ drop near Santa Barbara. Seeing this incident made me question both my physical ...

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 ...

lewisburg — The loud crack of metal twisting, the sharp clink of glass shattering and the hydraulic buzz of rescue tools in action filled the air at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine’s ...

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 ...

HUNTINGTON — A auto extrication training Saturday was provided for fire departments in West Virginia to learn how to properly handle casualties at a scene. The volunteer fire departments of ...