An Ontario (Canada) firefighter has developed a tool designed to reduce the amount of gear and weight that firefighters carry on their person while maintaining the level of readiness the job ...

Protective equipment, breathing apparatus and forcible entry tools have all enjoyed ... One major problem remains when the firefighter in trouble is located and is unconscious — how to move ...

The Ardis Tool, invented by a Long Island firefighter ... but he told me they didn't make them anymore," said Firefighter D.J. Rickard, who works with Payne on Engine 25 at the South King Street ...