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On Wednesday morning, recruits from the Astoria Fire Department got to work pulling apart a battered police vehicle that had been donated for training purposes. Though firefighters go through ...

Cape Girardeau firefighter Vicki Moldenhauer used an ax to cut a windshield for removal during an extrication training exercise Tuesday.By Bob Miller ~ Southeast Missourian The smell of spilling, ...

FORT BUCHANAN, PUERTO RICO – Firefighters assigned to Fort Buchanan Fire & Emergency Services conducted specialized vehicle extrication training Feb. 19 at the department’s training compound, ...

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 ...

Firefighters use equipment to cut a vehicle Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, during a Life-Saving Extrication Training Event hosted by National Auto Body Council and Crash Champions Collision Repair in ...

On Saturday several local fire departments gathered at station 71 in Cheyenne for a heavy vehicle extrication training. The goal of this training was for firefighters to learn how to communicate and ...

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 ...

Heavy rescue students perform a hole rescue, in which a simulated victim was stuck after working in water, during an open house Friday, March 29, 2024. Heavy rescue students rappel down a hole as part ...

Fire Chief Dave McCoy practices coil throws to rescuers on the other side of the river with a throw bag and rope during swift water rescue training at Little Beaver Creek. (Photo by Kristi R.