Carl J. Haddon

The Real Reason There Are So Many EV Battery Fires

One thing I’ve learned is how little we firefighters and first responders know about how these new vehicles are built.

To the Rescue: New Vehicle Fires—What You Don’t Know Can Kill You

Simply stated, in the same way that what we don’t know or what we don’t keep up on regarding what goes into new vehicles (that…

To the Rescue: Where Do We Go from Here? Lessons Learned and SOPs Changing

Changing SOPs is a painstaking job, but it seems to me that we will all be better, be healthier, and live longer as a result…

To the Rescue: New Vehicle Extrication: What You Don’t Know Can Kill You

Simply stated, there are ever-evolving changes and new things that we should know about before we get busy “making space.” The absence of knowledge about…