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Firefighters across the Suncoast and nation get hands-on extrication and rescue training

It’s all part of a free 3-day class, which includes donated equipment, all thanks to the Gary Sinise Foundation, a non-profit ...
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Area firefighters receive training using heavy wreckers in vehicle rescues

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 ...
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‘This kind of training will save lives’: St. George firefighters learning techniques for lifting heavy vehicles

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Serious crashes involving heavy vehicles like 18-wheelers can pose a challenge for emergency responders and anyone trapped inside. To help save a life, firefighters with the ...
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Inside the daring heavy rescue after deadly I-95 tractor-trailer crash in Maryland

Firefighters carried out a complex, high-risk heavy rescue operation after a violent early-morning crash on I-95 left a man dead and three others trapped inside a garbage truck. Howard County ...
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Apparatus Architect: How Tools, Equipment & Compartments Figure into the Most Efficient Design of Heavy Rescue Rigs

Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur save apparatus committees by spelling out what must be considered in the design of heavy rescue rigs in terms of storage solutions and compartment set-ups. The Prince ...