A mother and her two daughters have been rescued from their BMW, which was teetering perilously on a California freeway bridge after a gravel truck rear-ended their car and plunged into a creek.
Read More »2013 Lexus GS Body Structure
The 2013 Lexus GS Body Structure has an exterior weight reduction through a combination of aluminum alloys, high-tensile strength steel, ultra high-tensile strength steel and hot-press steel. Yes the steel that has to be heated before it’s stamped! Hot-pressed steel is ...
Read More »2013 Dodge Dart Body Structure
Well, it's 2012 and let's start looking at the 2013 models!
Read More »GM Announces Safety Enhancements for Chevy Volt
General Motors announced today it will make enhancements to the Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle as a response to concerns over battery stability following severe crashes. The announcement comes after National Highway Traffic Safety Administration crash testing and laboratory ...
Read More »2012 Dodge Grand Caravan Body Structure
The 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan Body Structure is a strong, lightweight Unibody is formed by welding high-strength steel sheet metal stampings to form a single structure. But the big story of this vehicle is the side airbag.
Read More »The Posts Have Hazards
RescueTech.com posted on Facebook a link from the National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System that is from an extrication run. Give the report a read and remember always pull the trim before you cut a post!
Read More »Looking for a Train the Trainer Extrication Class?
Instructors includes Ron Moore, need I say more?
Read More »2008 DTS Cadillac Battery Location
A quick pre-holiday question. Do you know where the battery is on a 2006-2008 Cadillac DTS?
Read More »Ride Out Extrication Comic
Check out Ride Out Comic! It's a site that takes a deeper look into the life of firefighters.
Read More »Directing Traffic on a MVA Scene!
Here is a little animated story from the Freeway Patrol, Episode 6, The One with the Purple Unicorn. We all have had a "Dr Grandal" on a MVA scene! A driver who thinks they should be allowed to go whatever direction they want!
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