‘’DESTROYED” New Car Aids Firefighters

A brand new car has been “destroyed” – but it’s all in a good cause to train the emergency services in Shropshire. College students helped to strip down and rebuild the former demonstration car in their car maintenance classes. The…

Holmatro launches new 5000 series cutters – Lighter and more ergonomic than ever

Lighter and more ergonomic than ever, without any concessions on performance: Holmatro introduces the first two models of its new 5000 series cutters. The most important factors in the development of these cutters were weight reduction and improved ergonomics, while…

New Car Technology: Part 2

Here is the follow up article on new car technology. This follows up where we left off from the last article and should give you some good information on vehicle safety systems. Seat Belt Pretensioners The first line of defense…

New Car Technology: Part 1

“The cars we are cutting up in the junk yards aren’t the cars that are crashing on the highway”  This is the first of two articles on new car technology. Firefighters in the fire service today have more demands placed on them…