Rescuers are taught to thoroughly cut this area during a dash lift. With the size of the base of the A-pillar and the UHSS steel used...
The 2015 Chevrolet Impala has a unique Compressed Natural model. Rescuers need to be familiar with the alternative fuel vehicles on the roads with an awareness...
Airbags are found all over vehicles and the automakers keep applying airbags throughout vehicles. The Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) are U.S. federal regulations that...
ne thing I find on my Facebook feed are different pages that provide useful information to their customer base that can also be used in the...
Run flat tires are nothing new and I've been around for quite a while. The difference is more vehicles are starting to include them as standard...
The example for this post will be a dash displacement so we will begin the discussion with the side of the vehicle already being removed.
The City of Hackensack Fire Department responded to a truck driver trapped in his truck after the tailgate malfunctioned when dumping a load of stone.
Under-rides happen more often than you think. When was the last time you trained on a vehicle that was pinned under a trailer with an occupant...
November 2015, in Charlottesville, Virginia a Semi overturned on passenger car on I-64. Here's one thing I like when a department puts together an after-action report...
When I teach a New Vehicle Technology Class (NVT) several questions are typically asked by the students. What do the crumple zones, seat belts, and airbags...
Harlem-Roscoe Fire Protection District hosts their Annual Crunch Time Extrication Competition and Learning Symposium every fall. With that kind of dedication to extrication and training here...
Seat Belt Pretensioner removes the seat belt slack to position the occupant for optimal seatbelt deployment.
