KINSTON, Lenoir County — Firefighters from across Lenoir County gathered Saturday to participate in a countywide mutual aid training exercise focused on vehicle extrication. According to North Lenoir ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Wednesday morning, recruits from the Astoria Fire Department got to work pulling apart a battered police vehicle that had been ...

LE MARS, Iowa (KTIV) - Area fire departments underwent intensive heavy vehicle extrication training Oct. 11 and 12, learning critical skills to rescue individuals trapped in vehicles. The 14-hour ...

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 ...

Design elements of a patrol car force fire department members who respond to a traffic accident that involves one to think beyond metal and glass and to account for human factors, upfitted hardware, ...

Photo by Ron Moore Making an opening through the undercarriage of this Dodge Durango would be difficult. You can see objects such as the frame crossmembers, drive shaft, exhaust system, and even the ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The Deadwood Volunteer Fire Department has begun monthly vehicle extrication training sessions with the local ambulance service, providing a crucial opportunity to ...

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 ...

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, ...

Oklahoma City firefighters practiced safely reaching and removing people trapped in damaged vehicles after fire officials said crews responded to more than 700 vehicle accidents last month.