Tag Archives: Safety

Advanced Extrication Instructor Training (Online)

Advanced Extrication Instructor Training (Online)

Brock Archer has developed a online training course that puts a twist on fire service training. First of all, the course is delivered online via live video instruction (fear not if you miss a live video section, you can watch ...

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Panel Bonding Adhesive

Panel Bonding Adhesive is nothing new. These adhesives can be used to bond door skins, roof skins, quarter panels and box sides. Typically, adhesives are not used to bond structural components of a vehicle such pillars, rockers, or frame members. ...

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Heavy-Wrecker Use in Vehicle Extrication (FDIC)

Fishers (IN) Fire Department Battalion Chief Steve White Wayne Township (IN) Battalion Chief Todd Taylor

I hope that everyone had the time to take in a few extrication classes while you were at FDIC.  If you didn’t, or didn’t make it to FDIC than take a look  at the Fire Engineering Training Minutes by Battalion ...

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2015 Ford Transit Body Structure

The 2015 Ford Transit is built with unibody construction. The Transit unibody is lightweight and also highly durable, engineered with high-strength and boron steel. Something to keep in mind is the seating capacity. The Transit “Wagon” seat 8  to 15-passenger ...

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Motorsports Rollcages

Motorsports Rollcages

Rollcages may be required and need to comply with certain FIA sanctioned races. They are designed to protect the occupants during a vehicle roll-over. The chassis also becomes significantly rigid to promote better handling characteristics. Full FIA WRC weld-in cages ...

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2014 Ford Fiesta Safety Systems

The Fiesta comes with seven standard airbags.* In fact, Fiesta was the first in its class to offer a driver’s knee airbag.** This airbag inflates between the driver’s knees and the instrument panel to help provide protection in a crash. ...

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2014 Chevrolet Malibu Safety Cage

2014 Chevrolet Malibu Safety Cage BIW

The 2014 Chevrolet Malibu include an ultra-high-strength steel safety cage. The Malibu is loaded with 10 air bags for maximum driver and passenger protection. Checkout the screenshots below from Moditech’s Crash Recovery System (CRS) that show all the UHSS. The 2014 ...

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2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe Body Structure

The 2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe Body Structure makes liberal use of aluminum, magnesium, high-strength steel, and ultra-high-strength steel. View of a bare ATS white body’s engine compartment reveals fully braced cast-aluminum strut towers and fabricated aluminum engine cradle with beautifully ...

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