What’s your first thought when you think of extrication? If you answered motor vehicle collisions (MVCs), you may be forgetting an all-too-common form of entanglement. “People find all kinds of ways ...

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Battle Creek firefighters spent Thursday ripping cars to shreds, testing new equipment they say can help them save lives. According to the Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD), ...

CARTERET – The Carteret Fire Department has acquired a full complement of battery‑operated Holmatro extrication equipment to ...

Polk County, FL, Fire Rescue is now able to extract patients faster after more than a half a million dollars was spent on new extrication equipment. Bartow, Fla. (November 13, 2017) — Polk County, FL, ...

Duluth firefighters spent Thursday smashing car windshields, ripping off doors and lifting up roofs as they learned how to use new extrication equipment. The new tools, purchased with the help of a ...

KALISPELL, Mont. — The Libby Volunteer Fire Department will receive $7,185 from the Flathead Electric Cooperative’s Roundup for Safety program to fund extrication equipment. The equipment will be used ...

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department plans to purchase 100 bulletproof vests and helmets and 16 new extrication devices, better known as the “jaws of life,” that help free victims from vehicles ...

Bartow, Fla. – Polk County Fire Rescue is now able to extract patients faster after more than a half a million dollars was spent on new extrication equipment. The new gear is issued to units ...