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• October 2002:

Mercedes-Benz Automobile Side & Rear Window Glass
As a standard feature on selected vehicles within its model lineup, automaker Mercedes-Benz offers an unusual window design.

• September 2002:

Vehicle Lockout Incidents
This University of Extrication column is a joint effort of Firehouse® Magazine and Firehouse.com to present critical information regarding vehicle lockout calls.
Also See:
- Broken Glass Containment
- The Physiological Effects of Heat Inside a Locked Vehicle
- Standard Operating Guideline (Sample): HTML | WORD
- "Never Leave Your Kids Alone" Brochure English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)

• August 2002:

Saturn Vehicle Crashes – Part 3
New for the 2002 model year is Saturn’s first sport utility vehicle, called the VUE. In addition to this new four-door SUV, the 2003 Saturn lineup will introduce the Saturn ION and the ION Quad Coupe.

• July 2002:

Saturn Vehicle Crashes – Part 2
In Part 2 of our series, we continue examining the challenges that a Saturn vehicle can present at a crash scene.

• June 2002:

Saturn Vehicle Crashes – Part 1
Ever since the first Saturn owners took delivery of their cars in October 1990, fire and rescue responders have faced greater odds of dealing with plastic-bodied vehicles in fire and crash situations.

• May 2002:

Airbag Supplemental Restraint Systems
BMW has introduced its new 7-series sedan loaded with the greatest number of airbags ever for a vehicle in the U.S. If all standard and optional airbag equipment is installed on a new 745i or 745iL model.

• April 2002:

Rear Design Features of Vehicles: Part 3
This final part of this three-part series features case studies of real-world crash incidents where openings made at the rear of the damaged vehicle allowed responders to access or extricate their patients.

• March 2002:

Rear Design Features of Vehicles: Part 2
Part 2 of this series presents street-wise tips for identifying the rear design features of a vehicle.

• February 2002:

Rear Design Features of Vehicles: Part 1
Given pictures of the rear of vehicles, identify the design features by name and explain how the rear of the vehicle opens under normal conditions.

• January 2002:

Electrical Systems - Part 5: Confirming Total Shutdown
As a rescuer working on the battery cuts or disconnects all the ground and hot cables from the battery, it is easy to assume that the mission has been accomplished.