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.
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 »Ford Focus Electric
The Focus Electric is powered by a 23 kwh high-voltage, lightweight lithium-ion battery system. It uses an advanced active liquid cooling and heating process to regulate battery temperature and help maximize battery life, so you can get the most ...
Read More »Online safety training for Chevy Volt (Free)
NFPA, Chevrolet, and OnStar have launched Electric Vehicle Safety Training for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, an extended-range electric vehicle that hit the roads last fall. The training features an inside look at the vehicle's technology and safety systems. More training resources for the Chevrolet Volt.
Read More »Mini Cooper E Plug In (Emergency Responder Guide)
The Mini E is not a production vehicle for sale to the public per say. However, 450 Mini E vehicles are currently in a field trial in the United States. Just where are the two areas selected for the trial??
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