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Jaws of Life tools can be operated by a single individual and generally weigh around 50 pounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2024
But Woods won’t say what led to his horrific crash Feb. 23 in which county firefighters had to use the Jaws of Life to remove him from his vehicle.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 10, 2021
The effort to cut into the rail car failed, even with the Jaws of Life equipment.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2021
Firefighters used the Jaws of Life, a tool normally employed to cut open smashed vehicles, to free the man.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 1, 2020
Sheen also reportedly wants to title his autobiography Apocalypse Me: The Jaws of Life.
From Time ● Mar. 30, 2011
First-responders used the jaws of life to free the vehicle’s passengers, according to media reports.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
Brugger added that first responders used the "jaws of life" to rescue them from the car.
From Fox News ● Feb. 27, 2019
During a photo shoot, a request to smile goes unmet, as though it would require the jaws of life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2018
Authorities pulled Jill Voyles out of the wreckage using a hydraulic tool called the "jaws of life," authorities said.
From Reuters ● Jul. 25, 2011
I envision a tool similar to the jaws of life used by Fire and Rescue workers to pull apart cars.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2010
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