According to the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), the U.S. is home to the largest passenger vehicle market in the world, with more than 254 million registered passenger vehicles. So it ...

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 ...

Task: Given a roof-resting EV with a floorpan-mounted high-voltage lithium-ion battery, the rescue team shall recognize the unusual stabilization challenges and be able to effectively adapt their ...

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 ...

I was recently making a presentation to a group of city and fire department administrators about some of our rescue capabilities, including auto extrication. As we discussed the cost of rescue tools ...

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 ...

New car designs are plentiful and changing daily. We are also faced with lots of big vehicles with more differences and challenges on top of what we see in passenger cars and trucks. With that being ...

SAN DIEGO — San Marcos and Escondido firefighters participated in an extrication training course on Saturday. Since electric vehicles pose new risks and challenges compared to gas-powered vehicles, ...

A major motor vehicle accident on Interstate 20 early Tuesday morning resulted in two individuals being hospitalized, according to the Elderville-Lakeport Fire Department.