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 ...

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

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 ...

Stabilization of the overturned vehicle is paramount. Stabilization struts are used on the frame side of the vehicle to give support. Note that the stabilization strut is braced into the frame of the ...

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 ...