Extrication

Quick look at the 2007 Lincoln Navigator Airbags.  The 2007 Lincoln Navigator is equipped with dual-stage driver and front passenger air bags, seat-mounted side air bags and three-row side curtain air bags with rollfold technology.  

We always approach a vehicle fire from the sides. What do you do when the fire is contained inside a closed trunk or engine compartment? Forcing the hood would put a firefighter in front of the bumper. You could use ...

A great article by Randy Schmitz of Calgary Fire Department about boron and other high strength steel used in the automotive industry. He has a good list of cars and SUVs that have boron and some other great information. Here’s ...

The high end vehicles tend get a the safety stuff early on, then those features trickle down to the average Joe’s car. Land Rover’s Range Rover Sport has boron steel in the A and B pillars. Keep checking back, I ...

This is a list of common steel types used in the automotive industry. Notice the overlap of steels in the different classes? Standard Steels Commercial steel (CS) Drawing steel (DS) Deep drawing steel (DDS) Interstitial-free (IF) Mild High-Strength Steels Bake ...

What are the most common places in vehicles to find Advanced High-Strength Steels (AHSS)? Rocker panels, B-pillars, A-pillars, roof rails and side-impact beams in the doors.

Extrication training is what my fire department is currently doing on our weekly drills. The first extrication drill focused on basic hand tools and then we moved up to air, hydraulic, corded, and battery operated tools. Cribbing was also covered, ...

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2008 Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell/HydroGen4 The entire fuel cell stack/inverter/controller/motor system is packaged to fit into the space within the standard Equinox engine compartment. Just like a standard internal combustion power-train, the fuel cell/electric drive system is assembled to the ...