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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Vancouver Fire Department has purchased an early holiday present in the form of new heavy extrication equipment for its technical rescue team. Paratech Hydrafusion Struts will allow the department ...

A Highlands County pole barn, along with pieces of heavy equipment, is a "total loss" after a fire broke out Wednesday night.

Geelong, the Surf Coast and Bellarine were left without professional heavy rescue capability for at least 48 hours this week ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The City of Tampa is making good on its promise to give firefighters upgraded equipment to speed up their response times to emergencies. Tampa Fire Rescue has been under scrutiny ...