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Heavy lift boosts Vancouver Fire Department technical rescue team
Agency’s new extrication equipment will allow it to more quickly, safely rescue trapped motorists By Jerzy Shedlock, Columbian Breaking News Reporter
Published: December 24, 2020, 5:24pm
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3 Photos Firefighter Cory Anderson, right, joins colleagues during a simulated accident using their new heavy extrication equipment, which is capable of stabilizing up to 20,000 pounds and actively lifting 10 tons, at Vancouver Fire Department headquarters. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery
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’s firefighters to rescue trapped motorists quickly and safely, as they’re able to stabilize up to 20,000 pounds and actively lift 10 tons.