Tag Archives: Firefighter

2023 Cadillac Lyriq EV Body Structure

2023 Cadillac Lyriq EV The Cadillac Lyriq is a battery electric crossover manufactured and marketed by the Cadillac subdivision of General Motors. As Cadillac’s first fully electric vehicle, and the first GM production vehicle using the BEV3 platform, the Lyriq ...

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Bumper to Bumper Extrication Book

The reviews on our Bumper to Bumper Extrication Book are fantastic and I'm humbled by that. I wanted to put out a simple, easy-to-read, and packed full of images. I will post a PowerPoint that follows the book and will be free and available to anyone. It will be posted before March 1st, 2023. Feel free to use it anywhere that is helping firefighters!

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Cutting up a 2022 Ford Bronco

The 2022 Ford Bronco is packed full of strong pillars and roof rails. Checkout the different types of steels used in the body structure.

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2022 Nissan Rogue Body Structure

Body Structure The new Nissan Rogue, introduced for the 2021 model year, incorporates a more advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) than the previous model. The 2022 Nissan Rogue body structure has B pillars cold stamped from a tailor-welded blank of super-high steel ...

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2021 Mustang Mach E Body Structure

2021 Mustang Mach E Body Structure in Extrication 1 min ago Comments Offon 2021 Mustang Mach E Body Structure The 2022 Ford Mustang Mach E is a completely electric vehicle. One trend among Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) is strong steel in the rocker panels and other areas to protect the battery pack.

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2019 Chevrolet Silverado; Steel and Aluminum?

Body Structure The Ford F-150 switched to an aluminum body in the model year 2015. Now, the all-new 2019 Chevrolet Silverado is up to 450 pounds lighter than the previous model through the use of mixed materials which includes aluminum.  ...

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2018 Audi A8 Body Structure

Body Structure Luxury automakers have a history using different materials in their vehicles. The body structure of the Audi A8 combines four different lightweight design materials – a mix of aluminum, steel, magnesium and carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP). A high-strength ...

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