Michael Daley explains what rescuers on scene of a motor vehicle accident that involves an electric vehicle must know for ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) released a request for information (RFI) seeking commercially ...

With 13.9 million hybrid and electric vehicles expected to be on the world’s roadways within 5 years, emergency responders must be knowledgeable about the unique challenges these vehicles pose. As ...

It’s 7:30. I’m drinking a hot cup of coffee and getting to know my new crewmembers as we complete the daily inventory. Being a newly appointed officer, all the anticipation and excitement of what may ...

Today’s vehicles are well equipped to try to keep drivers safe during a crash and include safety equipment like airbags and other technologies. Unfortunately, this can sometimes impede the progress of ...

OBJECTIVE: Given a scenario involving a person trapped in a vehicle that has its battery located inside the passenger compartment, the rescue team will develop a plan for completing extrication work ...

Longer entrapment in a vehicle is associated with higher mortality, but some patients are in far more danger than others. For traffic accidents that result in entrapment in a vehicle, a mnemonic may ...

First responders from across the region will have an opportunity to sharpen their vehicle extrication skills during an ...

Despite the misgivings of some council members in Whitewater Region (WWR), the township will proceed to negotiate the terms of an auto extrication agreement with the United Townships ...