Tag Archives: Extrication

I posted some videos of Ron Moore deploying airbags on several different Ford vehicles at the CREST Center in Michigan. Ron hot wired every airbag in the vehicle and deployed each one. The Ford representative was there also, he had ...

The 2011 Nissan Leaf or “LEAF” as an acronym for Leading, Environmentally friendly, Affordable, Family car is an electric car packed full of batteries.  The LEAF is a compact five-door hatchback produced by Nissan.  The LEAF also falls into several car ...

Firehouse.com is holding another great webcast training opportunity that goes along with extrication.  The First 15 Minutes: Decision Making at Roadway Incidents is a webcast presented by Jack Sullivan.  Jack is the director of training for the Emergency Responder Safety Institute. Make sure ...

Take a look at a test my friend across the Pond did on cutting boron steel with a reciprocating saw.

I went down and met Dave and watched his crew make mincemeat out of a Ford Transit Connect.

Genesis Rescue Systems has a PDF file called 20 Questions with Dan Zinge, a District Chief from Palm Harbor Florida.  One of the questions asked to Chief Zinge was how to handle UHSS and Boron Steels.  He answered:  The best way ...

The 2011 Audi A8 is a very uniquely built vehicle.

The 2011 Buick Lucerne is a carryover vehicle from the original launch of the model in 2006.  The Buick Lucerne has not been covered on the site yet.  Take a quick look at the inserts in the A and B pillars,  ...

2006-2010 Cadillac DTS Body Structure really does not have too much crazy steel.  It’s a Cadillac, built the old fashion way, BIG!  However, there are some different types of reinforcements so much you check the body structure out. Tie Bar ...

I consider Ron Moore as one of the best in the Fire Service when it comes to Extrication.  Personally, I also plan to take one of his Extrication classes at FireHouse Expo in 2011.  That being said, we can all ...