Tag Archives: Extrication

The 2011 Porsche Cayman Body Structure is shown below, not that there are a ton of these on the road.  However, cutting up a car that cost more than the average house has got to be a rush!  The metals shown ...

Firefighters had to extricate a woman who was trapped in her SUV after it collided head-on with tractor trailer in Inver Grove Heights on Monday.  For more pictures and information, check out the story on Firehouse.com

Just make you follow the proper placement of cribbing as shown.

Engine 1 of the Los Angeles Fire Department found a 2000 Chevy Impala fully involved on arrival and attacked with a 1-and-a-half-inch line but had problems containing it.

The 2011 Cadillac SRX Body Structure has a wide range of different Ultra-High Strength Steel (UHSS) to consider during an extrication. Just remember that so many different factors come into play when cutting UHSS so never think that you are outgunned!

One of the coolest things about the Internet is how it crosses all borders and languages.  With a quick click of a icon, you can translate a site into almost any language. I was emailed a link to an extrication ...

UPDATE May 22, 2012 –  Check out Brock Archer’s post on the Scion IQ Eleven Airbags,  it now has 11 airbags! Scion is a Toyota brand and the Scion iQ is based off the Toyota iQ, so consider them one in ...

What a great year 2010 was! For the first time in a long time the automotive industry started adding jobs here in Detroit! Hopefully, with more people getting back to work the budget cuts in public safety budgets can finally ...

Just remember, most Subarus are going to made of a ton of Boron and other UHSS.  The Subaru Impreza WRX STi is no different.  Just take a look at all the red colored pieces of the body structure below. 

The Fifth generation of the BMW 3-Series is what is currently on the road with a model run from 2005-2011.  The Six Generation is due out in 2012. The  B-pillars are reinforced with a tubular structure throughout the B-pillars for added strength.  The tubular reinforcement is ...