According to the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), the U.S. is home to the largest passenger vehicle market in the world, with more than 254 million registered passenger vehicles. So it ...

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 ...

Mark Cholach shares the play-by-play of a complex extrication faced by Henrietta, NY, crews during arduous weather conditions. Crews used hydraulic tools and reciprocating saws to cut away parts of ...

The October 2013 edition of FireRescue’s In-Depth Extrication column discussed situations that call for the movement of the patient’s vehicle. Responders must be proactive when developing initial and ...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - All too often traffic crashes leave vehicles mangled and unrecognizable. In many of these situations, the quick work of first responders is the difference between life and death.

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 ...

SUPERIOR TWP., Mich., April 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai America Technical Center's (HATCI) EHS department hosted an extrication training for local firefighters at the company's Safety Test and ...