The current Toyota FJ Cruiser (2007-present) has some very large roof airbag gas inflator. Take a look at the images .....
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 »Where's the Boron in a Volvo C70?
The second question is why should you know?
Read More »The List of Extrication Apps
Is there is an app for that? If you are looking for an extrication app the answer is yes! Check the extrication app post!
Read More »Moditech has done it again! Free Extrication App! Well kind of Free! But not really Free!
Moditech the people behind the Crash Recovery System have stepped up to the plate and hit a homerun by offering a version of CRS on the iPad. The app named iCRS Standard USA was released on the iTunes app store on November 18, 2011 for low price of FREE! Yes free! If you have an iPad this is a must have app! Download and use it to test the extrication knowledge of your crew.
Read More »Moditech Extrication Training Magnet Labels
So you cannot get a late model vehicle with all the new airbags with the hidden stored gas inflators. Not to mention all the Ultra-High Strength Steel (UHSS) used in the body structures. No problem! Moditech has created a very simple training tool that can be used as an evolution evolves.
Read More »Mitsubishi i-MiEV (Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle)
MiEV is an acronym for Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle and it is a five-door hatchback electric car and is the electric version of the Mitsubishi i. There is not an Emergency Response Guide (ERG) for the North America version yet because the 2012 model is the first year sold in the United States. The information below is taken from the European market, well the Germany ERG for the 2011 Mitsubishi MiEV. The US version will have some changes, but expect most of the vehicle to remain unchanged.
Read More »A New Twist to SRS: The Door Mounted Curtain Airbag
An extrication instructor and no small name in Extrication Circles, Eric J. Rickenbach wrote an article called A New Twist to SRS: The Door Mounted Curtain Airbag for Moditech. Rickenbach provides some very good information and Moditech's Crash Rocovery System (CRS) provided some very useful images.
Read More »BMW 7 Series ActiveHybrid F04 Emergency Responder Guide
The BMW 7 Series ActiveHybrid F04 Emergency Responder Guide is avaible at Electric Vehicle Safety Training. Check out the two images that provide a brief overview of the locations of all the hazards inside of the vehicle.
Read More »Emergency Response Guides
Make sure you check out all the Emergency Response Guides (ERG) that are available on this site. Just click the “Emergency Response Guides” tab at the top. The 2012 ERGs should start being released from the automakers anytime and as soon as the documents are available there will be a link available for you to download the pdf files.
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