Contrary to claims in multiple social media posts, emergency responders use tools like the Jaws of Life on EVs to safely rescue accident victims after a crash., to quickly extricate accident victims after a crash. The Jaws of Life can cut through a vehicle’s body, doors or roof to free people trapped inside a crashed car.
, fire chief for the Brighton Area Fire Authority in Brighton, Michigan, and director of the Fire and Life Safety Section at the International Association of Fire Chiefs, director of education at AFV Educate, a not-for-profit organization that develops and presents training on alternative fuel vehicles to emergency responders and automotive techniciansEmergency responders can safely use hydraulic rescue tools, like the Jaws of Life, on electric vehicles without electrocuting themselves or the passengers inside the car, according to our sources. “It is entirely possible to use extrication tools on electric, hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric hydrogen vehicles,” Micheal Smyth, director of education at AFV Educate, told VERIF