The October issue of FireRescue focused several aspects of auto extrication. To support some of the concepts introduced in that issue, I chose to focus this month’s online Quick Drill on the “smaller” ...

The SP 777 Spreader is slimmer and lighter than its predecessor, the SP 510, and perfectly suited for high-strength steel. Like the SP 777, the SP 777E2 Spreader from the HURST Jaws of Life eDRAULIC ...

Finishing up our look at extrication, we will examine a few techniques that will add speed, space, and efficiency to the extrication operation. Working within the “Golden Hour” and the “Platinum Ten” ...

Earlier this year, a vehicle accident along Southern California’s Highway 101 left a car dangling over a 100′ drop near Santa Barbara. Seeing this incident made me question both my physical ...

Duluth firefighters spent Thursday smashing car windshields, ripping off doors and lifting up roofs as they learned how to use new extrication equipment. The new tools, purchased with the help of a ...

About a dozen members of Clarksville Fire Rescue did training exercises at Queen City Metals, Inc. Wednesday. Teams took turns dismantling vehicles with heavy-duty cutters and spreaders, extrication ...

In 2016, the Anacortes Fire Department removed four entrapped victims from smashed cars using hydraulic extrication equipment. These two pieces of equipment — a cutter and a spreader — save lives.

Zachary Fire Department firefighters honed their skills Saturday during a extrication training. The firefighters underwent extrication training, which included the use of cutters, spreaders and other ...