According to the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), the U.S. is home to the largest passenger vehicle market in the world, with more than 254 million registered passenger vehicles. So it ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) released a request for information (RFI) seeking commercially ...

The October 2013 edition of FireRescue’s In-Depth Extrication column discussed situations that call for the movement of the patient’s vehicle. Responders must be proactive when developing initial and ...

Task: The rescue team shall complete all skills that are on the operations-level skills checklist Training officers, rescue crew chiefs and instructors who are preparing for a vehicle rescue session ...

OBJECTIVE: Given a scenario involving a person trapped in a vehicle that has its battery located inside the passenger compartment, the rescue team will develop a plan for completing extrication work ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the first time, a team of Atlanta firefighters are taking part in a national competition on how fast they can extricate people ...

New extrication equipment being purchased by the Indianapolis Fire Department will speed up life-saving efforts in an emergency, while supporting Mayor Ballard's initiative of moving the city away ...

BOSSIER CITY, La. (KSLA) - The Bossier City Fire Department and other rescue teams in the area participated in an Advance Extrication & High Angle Rescue Class Thursday, Oct. 2. The demonstration ...

BRILLION, Wis. (WFRV) – A person was extricated from a vehicle after being trapped following a multi-crash in Brillion on ...