Boron Extrication An in-depth look into vehicle extrication and rescues involving today's automobiles
I'm a big fan of free or inexpensive training. The NFPA created an excellent Hybrid/EV/Extrication guide that is free to the fire service, well the United States fire service.
Read More »NFPA Emergency Field Guide-2015 Edition
2016 Cadillac SRX Body Structure and Airbags
The 2016 Cadillac SRX has a safety cage built from ultra-high-strength steel, with crumple zones positioned to help absorb and manage crash energy. Six standard airbags, including front- and second-row outboard head-curtain side-impact airbags.
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Thank you for purchasing the New vehicle Technology Extrication Training DVD
Read More »2016 Honda Acura NSX Body Structure
The new 2016 Acura NSX features an all-new three-dimensionally formed ultra-high-strength steel A-pillar.
Read More »Electric Corvette
First off, this electric Corvette is not a factory vehicle. A company named Genovation developed this Electric Powered C6 Corvette Z06.
Read More »2016 Honda Pilot Body Structure
The Pilot’s body only contains 34.5 percent mild steel of 270 megapascals, and more than half of the full-size SUV is advanced-high-strength (590 MPa) or tougher steel around twice to five times as strong.
Read More »2015 Toyota Prius C Hybrid (12V Battery Location)
So where the Toyota Engineers put the 12Volt battery on the 2015 Prius C? Under the rear seat on the passenger side. Take a look at the screenshot below from Moditech's Crash Recovery System.
Read More »2015 Mercedes Benz GLA250 Body Structure
The 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA, has 73 percent of the bodyshell is comprised of high-strength and ultra-high-strength steels. In the area of the side roof frame and the new C-ring structure in the rear, hot-formed steels are used – ensuring the highest strength category possible for body steels.
Read More »2015 Porsche Cayman Airbags and Body Shell
Body Shell Porsche Side Impact Protection System (POSIP) The Cayman models are equipped as standard with the Porsche Side Impact Protection System (POSIP). It comprises two side airbags on each side. An integral thorax airbag is located in the outer ...
Read More »So calls like this never happen?
So calls like this never happen? Take a look at the pictures and start playing it out in your mind. How many vehicles, how many occupants or pedestrians? Is anyone trapped under a vehicle? Any fluids/fuel leaking? Lastly, do you have enough struts and platform to work on?
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