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 ...

It doesn’t look like much of a classroom. Cars are pinned under steel beams and slabs of concrete are everywhere, but for Ohio Task Force One, this is a rich learning environment.“Today, the training ...

In 2021, the construction industry reported the highest number of fatal work injuries in the private sector—many of which resulted from preventable accidents. The key to preventing these accidents is ...

This class will give the students a process for sizing up incidents involving over the road trucks (“big rigs”) involved in accidents in their response areas. It will address common scenarios like ...

The Toledo Fire & Rescue Department is rolling out new wheels that are different from its typical engines. The two heavy rescues the department has received are designed to work through unique ...

RENO, Nev. — The Reno Fire Department (RFD) has unveiled a new heavy rescue vehicle, enhancing its capability to respond to urban search and rescue emergencies. The vehicle, approved by the city ...

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 ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The City of Tampa is making good on its promise to give firefighters upgraded equipment to speed up their response times to emergencies. Tampa Fire Rescue has been under scrutiny ...