Champion Rescue Tools to Display Volvo Extrication Training Vehicle at FDIC 

Upland, CA – Champion Rescue Tools, the leader in next-generation, hydraulic rescue tools able to access the passenger compartments of the safest, 5-star crash rated vehicles, will showcase a Volvo XC90 cut-away SUV in the company’s exhibit booth (#422) at the FDIC conference in Indianapolis April 20-25, 2009 ( www.FDIC.com ).

The Volvo XC90 extrication training SUV displays new vehicle technology (NVT) construction in one of the safest cars on the road today. This cut-away XC90’s skin is peeled back in strategic places to show the interior details of door and roof post construction as well as other safety features of the SUV. This interior view of the passenger compartment provides firefighters with crucial information to improve vehicle extrication techniques in five-star crash rated vehicles.

“The Champion and Volvo partnership to train firefighters in the best NVT extrication techniques will come to FDIC this year,” said Alan Discount, Champion Rescue Tools’ CEO. “The fire service is facing serious difficulties extricating victims of auto accidents when using obsolete extrication tools on NVT. Champion and Volvo are continuing to work together to provide firefighters with the information, tools and training to save lives.” 

“Volvo’s increasing participation in Champion Rescue Tools’ training efforts has already resulted in hundreds of fire fighters in California learning how to cut apart Five-Star crash rated automobiles with the latest technology rescue tools,” said Carl Haddon, Champion’s National Training Director. “Firefighters who participated in our free Five-Star Extrication Training Academy classes were amazed how quickly Champion’s rescue tools cut through the toughest parts of new Volvo cars.”

To see Volvo’s XC90 cut away SUV and Champion Rescue Tools’ next-generation vehicle extrication tools, visit Champion’s booth at the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) in the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis April 20–25, booth #422.

Champion Rescue Tools, www.championrescuetools.com, is the technology leader in next generation, hydraulic rescue tools for the first responder. The company’s patented line of vehicle extrication tools is proving to be the most effective and efficient tools to remove victims of serious vehicle accidents, particularly in the safest cars being manufactured today. Founded as Patton Hydraulics in 1978, the company has built specialty hydraulic tools for a variety of industrial applications for customers including GM, Ford, Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Honda, and Chrysler. Champion is the sponsor, along with Volvo and leading fire equipment manufacturers, of the no-cost Five-Star Extrication Training Academy.