Fire Rescue Blades, Inc. was started by Jim Bast, Sr. after his sons graduated from the fire academy and started jobs at their respective fire departments. Both departments were using abrasive blades and some diamond blades on their K-950 and K-960 Husqvarna rescue saws. Firefighters often lost valuable time changing abrasive blades or diamond blades when they broke in the middle of cutting something, and pieces of the blades often flew off at the speed of a bullet. Hearing about this,  Jim Sr. started on a quest to find or develop a truly dependable all-purpose diamond blade that could cut anything exceptionally fast and not break.

Jim Sr. had years of experience with gas cutoff saws used in the construction and demolition industries, and he knew many of the top blade manufacturers. A personal relationship with one on the leading edge of diamond blade technology and design ultimately led to him trademarking The EXTRACTOR Rescue Blade™.  It is a true high-tech high-quality all-purpose fire rescue blade that cuts everything, and cuts it extremely fast without breaking.