- Author
- Federal Emergency Management Agency | U.S. Fire Administration
- Title
- New Technologies in Vehicle Extrication.
- Coporate
- Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC U.S. Fire Administration, Washington, DC
- Report
- FA-152, September 1994, 388 p.
- Contract
- EMW-92-C-3917
- Keywords
- equipment | training | surveys
- Identifiers
- in-field observations of vehicle extrication equipment training sessions; nationwide vehicle extriction equipment users survey; assessment of interface with vehicle design extrication equipment; recommendations for new technologies/enhancement of vehicle extrication equipment
- Abstract
- The main objective of this research project was to identify new technologies or enhancements that could increase the safety and efficiency of vehicle extrication equipment. A multifaceted approach was taken to reach this objective. Central to every aspect of the project, however, was the involvement of vehicle extrication equipment users. The end product of the project was to produce the "New Technologies in Vehicle Extrication Equipment Report" in a format that could be readily distributed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)/United States Fire Administration (USFA) audience. A general overview of the project is provided in this section and a graphic depicition of the tasks that were conducted can be seen in Figure 1-1.