Today’s vehicles are well equipped to try to keep drivers safe during a crash and include safety equipment like airbags and other technologies. Unfortunately, this can sometimes impede the progress of ...

Longboat Key Fire Rescue brought out the heavy equipment for a training exercise to pull a dummy from the back seat of an ...

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 ...

Michael Daley explains what rescuers on scene of a motor vehicle accident that involves an electric vehicle must know for their safety and that of victims compared with when only an automobile that ...

OBJECTIVE: Responders will become familiar how the GM OnStar vehicle telematics communications system is designed and functions TASK: Each member of the rescue team will be able to describe the crash ...

Vehicle extrication is a puzzle with constantly changing rules. Manufacturers strive to make the best vehicle on the market so they can make the most sales. They design their vehicles to perform ...

New vehicle technology presents ever-changing challenges for rescuers. Students will gain an understanding of how vehicles have changed and will continue to change, along with the extrication and ...

LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Thousands of car accidents happen across the country everyday. Fifteen firefighters took a vehicle extrication class Thursday and Saturday to prepare for many drivers’ ...

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, ...