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 ...

Holmatro launches a new range of compact hand pumps to drive a variety of hydraulic rescue tools during different operations, ranging from vehicle rescue to emergency response. Holmatro launches a ...

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.

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.

When first asked to review the Weddle Tool Company’s W Tool–a manually operated hydraulic rescue tool–I thought, “Oh boy, another tool to add to our rig that will never get used.” But I ...

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 ...