The Rescue of the Year Award winner will receive a plaque commemorating the achievement in addition to the Grand Prize. OH Yorkville Hose and Fire Company No. This distinctive system is a unique pairing of the Hurst hand pump power unit and a specially designed Hurst ram. The powerful Jamb Ram forces open locked doors by spreading the doorjamb while pushing on the door forcing the door open as much as 4 inches. The Jamb Ram tool is lightweight and compact, weighing only 19 pounds and comes with a durable carrying strap.
Manual operation results in quiet and quick forcible entry on a variety of doors.
The Hurst X-Tractor cutter is uniquely designed to meet all your cutting extrication requirements. An improved power transmission system provides increased cutting force and more efficient application of power. The new design provides more efficient and higher cutting forces. Congratulations to the Clay Township Fire Department of South Bend, Indiana. They have been chosen as winners of the Rescue of the Year Award for 1999.They were awarded a Transformer Spreader at the Fire Department Instructors Conference in Indianapolis, In.