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 ...

Laos cave update: Multiple emergency vehicles, comprising ambulances were seen along a temporary 4x4 access road leading to the cave where five villagers remain trapped, as crews transported heavy ...

Tom Shand provides substantial information that might escape some members of apparatus committees when it comes to considering a single- or tandem-axle design for a new heavy rescue. The Prince George ...

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 ...

RENO, Nev. — The Reno Fire Department’s new heavy rescue was designed and stocked to strengthen its urban search-and-rescue response capabilities. Approved by the City Council in 2022 under Reno’s ...

YANGON, Myanmar and BANGKOK, April 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 28, 2025, at 12:50 Myanmar time (GMT+6:30), a catastrophic 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, causing severe infrastructure ...

The joint Indian-Nepali rescue team continued efforts to clear debris, water and mud from the Chilime tunnel in Nepal's flood-affected Rasuwa district, with an approach path for heavy machinery ...

The land route to Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, had been fully reopened at 10 am on Wednesday, allowing rescuers, relief supplies, equipment and heavy ...

Highway the terrier found himself in a particularly tight spot after getting tangled inside a recliner, prompting an unusual ...