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Fire & Rescue Magazine (A Free UK Magazine??)

Fire & Rescue is a magazine out of the United Kingdom published by the Hemming Group. The magazine is published quarterly and is available for download and by free subscription with free worldwide delivery! To subscribe, go to HemmingFire.com and feel out your information! Your free subscription also provides unlimited access to FireandRescue.net!

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2011 SEAT León Body Structure

The body structure of the 2011 Seat León is unitised made from galvanised steel and uses 50% more high-strength and ultra-high-strength steels than in the previous León, 63% of the steels used are high-strength and 5% are ultra-high-strength. The sheet-metal components that make up the top section of the body (which are the roof, side panelling, pillars and side skirts) as well as the protective bars in the doors are mostly high-strength steels. The frame structure in the lower section of the new León is also composed of a high percentage of high-strength steels.

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RAW VIDEO: Firefighters pull car from underneath semi

A good portion of the extrication of the man trapped in the vehicle under the semi trailer was captured by a cameraman from NBC 25. The accident was on Southbound I-75 between Clio and Birch Run around 6 am. The car spun out into a ditch and A semi tractor-trailer rolled over onto a car. The driver of the car was not killed. In fact, it is reported that he was able to send text messages while trapped in the vehicle.

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FDNY "Black Sunday" Bailout

Nate DeMarse from Brotherhood Instructors posted a the video below on his Facebook page.  Take the time to listen to it.  It is a tough listen.  Then watch second video and hear from one of the firefighter, Jeff Cool from ...

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2011 Cadillac SRX Body Structure Identification

The 2011 Cadillac SRX Body Structure has a wide range of different Ultra-High Strength Steel (UHSS) to consider during an extrication. Just remember that so many different factors come into play when cutting UHSS so never think that you are outgunned!

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Thanks for a Great 2010!!!!

What a great year 2010 was! For the first time in a long time the automotive industry started adding jobs here in Detroit! Hopefully, with more people getting back to work the budget cuts in public safety budgets can finally ...

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Very Cool Extrication Glove or "Schmitz Mitts"

Anybody who has researched extrication online or in magazines has most certainly ran across an article or technique that Randy Schmitz from the Calgary Fire Department has written. Randy was in search of an extrication glove that truly meet all ...

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