Lift bags allow responders to use a pressurized air source to lift and displace objects. Yet due to the overall working characteristics and the heavy loads that lift bags are subjected to, the amount ...

As I travel around, instructing and learning various fire service disciplines, I continually find myself acting like a kid in a candy store, particularly when it comes to departments I’ve never ...

SUBJECT:Lifting AirbagsTOPIC:Service life of high-pressure lifting airbagsOBJECTIVE:Understand the concept of useful service life for high-pressure lifting airbagsTASK:Using the high-pressure lifting ...

Our series on lifting heavy loads continues with this look at high-pressure rescue airbag operations. Regardless of what brand of airbag system your department has, there are certain principles of ...