Tag Archives: ERG

Situational Awareness is the new catch phrase in the extrication world. First responders must be aware of hazards of a vehicle from bumper to bumper!

Did you ever think you would encounter the Flux Capacitor from the movie Back to the Future at an MVA? Do you need to look out for 1.21 gigawatts?

You get dispatched to a cable company van that is upside down on the highway. Did you ever think it could be a CNG vehicle?

The NFPA just released a Emergency Field Guide for sale.  The price is modest at $45 for a print copy.  I like to see extrication field guides hitting the market.  There’s a pocket electric/ hybrid guide getting ready to be released ...

The 2013 Ford Towing Guide is available online and has some good information that we can use while we await the release of the 2013 Emergency Response Guide (ERG).

New extrication (plus a bunch more fire service info) blogger on the FireEMSBlogs.com network, X-Trication Radio, articles from Les Baker…….

Sharing the PowerPoints I presented at the Train the Trainer in Ann Arbor Michigan.

Here is a quick look at the driver side airbag in the Dodge Ram Truck

Mercedes-Benz has a 526 horsepower electric drivetrain in the upcoming SLS AMG E-Cell supercar.

Notice where the side airbag inflator is located?