Frankfort, Ill. — Paratech, Inc., a leader in providing products to fire and rescue personnel around the world, today announced Rescue Guardian, the most advanced monitoring and alarm system for ...

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 ...

Collapse operations seems to be a taboo topic at many fire and rescue departments. When the matter is discussed, many times, the conversation entails several issues, including training, funding, ...

Vehicle stabilization seems to be an afterthought during vehicle extrication. Some suggest that a vehicle doesn’t need stabilization unless the vehicle is unbalanced. Only then will the cribbing and ...

On Saturday several local fire departments gathered at station 71 in Cheyenne for a heavy vehicle extrication training. The goal of this training was for firefighters to learn how to communicate and ...

The driver of a vehicle suffered minor injuries early Monday morning after it rolled over on its side at an Interstate 80 on-ramp at Red Top Road in Fairfield, requiring firefighters to stabilize the ...