The project has some major legs and $4.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.
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Hydrogen Safety for First Responders
The U.S. Department of Energy has put together a web based course that provides a "awareness level" overview of hydrogen safety for first responders.
Read More »2011 Honda CR-Z Sport Hybrid Coupe Body Structure
The Body Structure of the 2011 Honda CR-Z is made up with 45% high-strength steel (590 MPa or above). 2011 Honda CR-Z Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) body structure Most likely you looked at the image above and ...
Read More »2011 Chevrolet Volt First Responder Labels
General Motors (GM) has set a new bench mark for US automakers and all foreign automaker. General Motors has been very proactive with training First Responders on the 2011 Chevrolet Volt. There is an awareness training program that is visiting ...
Read More »Drawn by Fire, A Top Christmas Gift?
I’m kind of putting a gift idea out there for my wife and maybe some others as well. Believe it or not, she sometimes jumps onto my blog to see what was so important that I didn’t make it to ...
Read More »2011 Hyundai Genesis Body Structure
The body structure of the 2011 Hyundai Genesis is made from an Ultra High Strength Steel (UHSS) uni-body. This is the first line of defense for the passengers inside the Genesis’s cabin. Hyundai has engineered advanced crumple zones to absorb and redirect forces ...
Read More »Watch Driver, Passenger, and Seat Airbags get deployed. Air curtains too!
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 ...
Read More »2011 Nissan Leaf Electric Car
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 ...
Read More »The First 15 Minutes: Decision Making at Roadway Incidents (Webcast)
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 ...
Read More »Reciprocating Saws vs Boron Steel
Take a look at a test my friend across the Pond did on cutting boron steel with a reciprocating saw.
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