A set of hydraulic rescue tools enhances a pumper or ladder truck’s capability to take care of simple extrications. However, tool storage can be an issue.

The market for hydraulic rescue tools has benefited from a regulatory structure in this area that promotes safety and emergency response times.Newark, Aug. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The ...

They are versatile tools that cut, spread, lift and stabilize.” A more complex situation The rescue strategy is more complicated today than in the 1970s and 1980s due to how cars are now built.

The June edition of In-Depth Extrication challenged you to approach extrication tactics as precise, methodical processes that employ various hydraulic tools, and I offered tips for understanding ...

As we look to a new year filled where technology continues to impact our equipment, I would like to remind readers to remember the basics and less-advanced means of rescue.

An SUV skids on ice and rolls over, crashing into trees that wedge the doors shut, cutting off the family from rescue. An explosion, and an industrial fire breaks out, trapping workers behind a ...