Task: Develop multiple plans for stabilization of a vehicle on four wheels on a level surface when confronted by run-flat tires, high ground clearances and running boards Vehicle rescue training ...

Objective: Adapt and update the task of vehicle stabilization to address the presence of tire-pressure monitoring systems or run-flat tires. Task: The rescue team shall simulate tire-pressure ...

Local firefighters trained together during a three-day vehicle extrication course which was held May 15-18. The professional ...

A few fire departments in southern Illinois are celebrating after securing grants for equipment.

VICENZA, Italy - Motor vehicle accidents are one of the common emergency incidents to which fire departments respond. To improve the skills and techniques required to safely and efficiently extricate ...

Proper vehicle stabilization is the foundation of any extrication. Stabilization is sometimes as simple as placing wheel chocks under the front and back wheels. Sometimes, on more complex incidents ...

On July 6, 2007, a 17-year-old female was driving an SUV on North Road in Los Alamos, N.M., when a spider dropped in her lap, causing her to lose control of the vehicle. The SUV veered left, jumped ...

The Jamestown Community Foundation has awarded a $2,500 grant to the Jamestown Rural Fire Department (JRF) to support the ...

WATERTOWN — Watertown Fire Chief Tanya Reynen is running a two-week academy for the new hires in her department. On Monday, the newest firefighter on the roster, Jack Wohlers, and the others coming ...

New heavy extrication equipment will have the Kandiyohi County Rescue Squad at the scene of incidents involving heavy vehicles such as semitractor-trailers and even trains. The Kandiyohi County Board ...