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Seymour Herald (blog)
Passing the Experience Along
Seymour Herald (blog)
Although fighting fires is an important part of how the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department serves the community, responding to medical emergencies and automobile accidents play a significant role. Rod Dykes, who has been with the SVFD for more than 20 ...

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NJ.com
Vineland accident requires Jaws of Life, 3 hospitalized
NJ.com
One victim had to be cut from a car with the Jaws of Life. “It was a two-car motor vehicle accident in the roadway in front of 1145 E. Chestnut Ave.,” said Vineland Fire Department Capt. Anthony Baldosaro. Once they arrived, they had to remove a door ...

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Is Interstate 80 a Safe Drive?
Patch.com
Ted Hickman By Ted Hickman At the scene of a multi-car accident on Interstate 80 in Dixon recently, where eight people were transported to the hospital, I asked a group of emergency responders at the scene, “What the heck is going on with the Dixon ...

UPDATE: Rollover Accident on Route 128N
Patch.com
The swerving car causing a chain reaction accident in which one car crashed into the median and rolled over, reported the MSP. Although firefighters needed to use the 'Jaws of Life,' there were only minor reported injuries, said MSP.

South Beloit firefighters compete over weekend
Beloit Daily News
Each team drew a scenario for a mock accident. The departments participated in limited drills one day and unlimited the next. Limited allowed use of hand tools only. Unlimited let the rescuers employ the Jaws of Life and other equipment.

Police investigate fatal accident on Fishing Creek Road
Shore News Today
Police responded to the scene along with the Lower Township Rescue Squad and members of the Townbank and Erma fire departments. The accident was reported on Tuesday morning at 2:51 am Firefighters were called in to use the jaws of life.

Rescuers Get Last Use of Junk Cars
Patch.com
By Taylor K. Vecsey The East Hampton Fire Department's heavy rescue squad held a training exercise last week, where they got to practice ripping apart cars in a mock-accident scene thanks to some donations. Junk cars are, ironically, at a premium — or ...

COLUMBUS - Five people were injured in a two-car accident Monday on Highway ...
Beaver Dam Daily Citizen
Columbus Fire Department responded at 9:51 am to Highway 151 just south of the Highway V interchange, for a two-vehicle accident in the southbound lanes. Columbus firefighters used the Jaws of Life to extricate one person from a vehicle and also set up ...

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How to Secure Your Fire Station
Fire Chief
In February 2011, gear and equipment was stolen from a rural Mississippi fire department, including its Jaws of Life, which greatly affected the department's ability to respond to extrication calls. In Kansas City, a nighttime theft resulted in the ...

Man airlifted to Boston hospital after accident
The Union Leader
Davis said a single car, driven by a man, had hit a tree, and the Durham fire department was called to bring its 'Jaws of Life' equipment to extricate the driver, who was the lone occupant of the car. Davis said the man, who he could not identify, ...