Boron Extrication An in-depth look into vehicle extrication and rescues involving today's automobiles
Rescuers can easily identify the vehicle as an electric or hybrid vehicle by the license they immediately will have an extra level of necessary information that can enhance safety.
Read More »2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid
The 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid is set to hit the US market during the second half of 2012.
Read More »2012 Buick LaCrosse eAssist Hybrid
A quick look at the 2012 Buick LaCrosse eAssist Hybrid.
Read More »2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco; AKA a Hybrid, kind of!
Should you consider the Chevrolet Malibu Eco as a vehicle with a high voltage battery?
Read More »Extrication Train the Trainer in the Detroit Area
If you are looking for a train the trainer extrication course in the Detroit area, look no further!
Read More »Vehicle Extrication: Levels I & II: Principles And Practice
The text covers every type of vehicle extrication from late models with high strength steels, heavy commercial, and school buses. In my opinion the text should be named the Encyclopedia of Extrication.
Read More »Crash Recovery System for Android in April!
The very fine folks at Moditech annouced in their latest newsltter that the Crash Recovery System for Android will be availible in April!
Read More »West Coast Extrication: Part 1, Ron Moore
My trip started off at the Fremont Fire Department Administrative offices for some classroom training.
Read More »Chevy Volt Battery Fire, Still in the news!
Ok so if the battery is leaking it could catch on fire. Got it! Please tell me that it doesn’t take a masters in engineering to figure out a HV battery leaking coolant (or anything for that matter) is not good. Should it really be a surprise that after three weeks of coolant leaking out of a “charged” battery caught fire?
Read More »Chevrolet Volt catches fire weeks after crash, feds probe.
The headline that started making the rounds thru the news networks was "Chevrolet Volt catches fire after crash". What you have to read into the story is the Chevrolet Volt caught fire in storage more than three weeks after a government crash test. That's right three weeks after the test. The first news report I heard completely left out that it happened three weeks after the test.
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