Heavy rescue apparatus arguably are the most difficult apparatus to design. This largely is because of all of the specialized equipment that’s required to carry out the duty of the company, which can ...

When contemplating new heavy rescue apparatus, one of the first design criteria is to determine the length of the rescue body, followed by the preferred body material of either aluminum or stainless ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WXIX) - When disasters strike, there are often threats of buildings collapsing. This week, specialists and instructors trained a wide variety of first responders to operate cranes, heavy ...

When the Liberty Fire Company (LFC) of New Holland, Pa., decided to spec out a new heavy-rescue vehicle, they had a daunting task ahead of them. They were not only replacing the vehicle ahead of ...

New heavy extrication equipment will have the Kandiyohi County Rescue Squad at the scene of incidents involving heavy vehicles such as semitractor-trailers and even trains. The Kandiyohi County Board ...

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