On Saturday several local fire departments gathered at station 71 in Cheyenne for a heavy vehicle extrication training. The goal of this training was for firefighters to learn how to communicate and ...

With several fatal accidents happening on Central Texas interstates this year, training for that scenario is crucial. That is ...

Many collisions may result in victims becoming trapped. Anacortes firefighters are now using specific techniques to cut and remove vehicles from around these trapped victims. These new techniques are ...

A new piece of equipment is helping firefighters with the Johnson Siding Volunteer fire department be better prepared to save ...

Area fire departments underwent intensive heavy vehicle extrication training Oct. 11 and 12, learning critical skills to ...

Greenfield Fire Territory members learn about stabilizing vehicles involved in crashes. GREENFIELD — Surrounded by wrecked cars, vans and even a dinged-up school bus, members of the Greenfield Fire ...

Instructors present challenging, difficult extrication scenarios requiring advanced skills to stabilize the vehicles, gain entry, and remove patients entrapped and entangled in the wreckage. There ...

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’ ...

FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - When seconds matter, Forrest County volunteer firefighters are preparing for the calls that can mean the difference between life and death. Crews from the Macedonia and ...

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 ...

Marcellus Fire Department said it had to remove the windshield of an SUV to extricate crash victims on Sunday, October 12.