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South Beloit firefighters compete over weekend
Beloit Daily News
Unlimited let the rescuers employ the Jaws of Life and other equipment. South Beloit went to work in the unlimited incident Saturday. Their scenario included a two-vehicle accident with the front end of a truck coming to rest on top of a car.

Climber pinned by 1800-pound boulder on Flagstaff remains hospitalized, says ...
Denver Post
Between 25 and 30 rescuers from the Boulder Fire Department, Boulder County Sheriff's Office, Rocky Mountain Rescue Group and Boulder Parks and Open Space eventually were able to free Chapman using ropes, the "jaws of life" and what firefighters refer ...
Rescuers Move Boulder To Free Trapped ClimberKMGH Denver
Colorado Crews Free Climber Trapped Under BoulderFirehouse.com

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Checotah woman hurt in road crash
Muskogee Daily Phoenix
Hall was pinned in her vehicle for nearly two hours. She was extracted by Checotah Fire Department using the Jaws of Life. Hall was flown to St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. Hall was wearing her seatbelt, according to the report.

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Fire fighter has life-threatening injuries following crash
WTVR
“His leg is what pinned him in the truck,” said witness Carolyn Bates. That's why they had to get the jaws of life to pry him out.” Bates heard the sound of metal colliding with trees and rushed outside with a flashlight. “The gentleman driving this ...

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A cautionary tale for KHS students
Shoshone News Press
Fire personnel were the next on scene, and they began treating a victim who was pinned in one of the vehicles. District 2 personnel placed the student in a C-collar to protect her neck, and eventually used the Jaws of Life to remove the roof of the ...

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That Rig-A-
Press-Enterprise
As we watched other firefighters remove the doors of a crushed sedan pinned beneath a school bus, it hit me: None of us would care to be passengers in such a hapless vehicle. But if we were, all of us would hope any rescue attempt would be swift, ...

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Students see mock crash
Chicago Tribune
HUMPHREY — A teenage girl pinned in the wreckage of a crumpled car flipped on its top on the highway screamed in anguish and begged for help during a mock crash scene last week in Humphrey. The teen driver of the Ford Contour crawled out of the ...

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Plymouth man injured when car forced off road
The Sheboygan Press
Heinecke's Ford Taurus went into a ditch line, where his car was pinned against a utility pole. The Cascade Fire Department Jaws of Life was required to extricate Heinecke from the car. He was taken by Plymouth Ambulance to St. Nicholas Hospital with ...

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Driver injured when car goes out of control on U.S. 23, strikes tree
AnnArbor.com
The driver was pinned in the vehicle and emergency responders used the Jaws of Life to free her, fighters said. She was taken to St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital in Superior Township. “It appeared it was a medical condition,” said Pittsfield Township Fire ...

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17-Year-Old Injured in Wednesday Morning Accident
Patch.com
Police cordoned off the intersection of Kelly Drive and Baxter Lane as the firefighters used the Jaws of Life to remove the youth, who was conscious but pinned in the car. Police could not say what injuries the youth sustained.