Vehicle Extrication

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Chattanooga firefighters put their extrication skills to work when they found a woman trapped in her car.
Vehicle Extrication

Chattanooga, TN, Firefighters Use Extrication Skills to Free Woman

Jan. 28, 2025
The driver was pinned under the weight of the tree, the windshield and the dashboard, Chattanooga firefighters said.
Safety & Health

Firefighter Struck at Florida Interstate Crash Caused by Bear

June 10, 2024
A Bayshore firefighter was struck on Interstate 75 while working a crash that was caused by a bear on the roadway.
Firefighters rescue driver from overturned truck on 405 Freeway
Vehicle Extrication

Watch: Orange County, CA, Firefighters Use Jaws of Life

May 15, 2024
SkyCal video captured this textbook example of a vehicle extrication on the 405 Highway.
Driver rescued after plunging off cliff in Angeles National Forest
Vehicle Extrication

Los Angeles County Fire Department Performs Daring Mountain Rescue

April 30, 2024
The driver of a car was extricated and rescued after plunging 400 feet off a cliff in Angeles National Forest.
Vehicle Extrication

OH Firefighters Extricate Two from Vehicle

April 29, 2024
Conneaut firefighters responded after a vehicle accidentally drove off the upper pavilion parking lot at Conneaut Township Park.
Palm Beach State College
Training Drills

PBSC to Host South Florida’s Biggest First Responder Competition

April 24, 2024
The Palm Beach State College Invitational brings together 50 teams of 400 professional firefighters and paramedics from Tallahassee to Miami and Canada to see who can best solve...