Local First Responders Learn New Rescue Skills through National Auto Body Council F.R.E.E. Program

West Plains, MO – More than 35 first responders from West Plains and surrounding areas gathered recently for a hands-on demonstration of the latest techniques in emergency vehicle extrication, preparing them to provide the best response for car accident victims in West Plains all thanks to the National Auto Body Council® F.R.E.E.™ program, CARSTAR Gobel’s Collsion, Allstate Insurance and Genesis Rescue Systems.

When drivers in West Plains and the surrounding areas have an accident, they rely on the community’s first 
responders to be there to help them to safety. And when they are driving a late-model vehicle with numerous airbags, advanced technology or electric/hybrid engines, the rescue can be more challenging.

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The NABC® First Responder Emergency Extrication program (F.R.E.E.™) helps first responders stay abreast of the rapid changes in vehicle design, including high-strength steel, airbags, advanced restraint systems and onboard technology. Alternative fuel systems found in electric and hybrid vehicles present new challenges for first responders on the accident scene.

CARSTAR Gobel’s Collsion at 1631 Old Airport Road, West Plains, MO hosted first responders from West Plains fire department on December 4, 2021 at a special NABC F.R.E.E.™ instruction program recently to help ensure West Plains MO drivers have the best prepared response in case of an accident.

Allstate Insurance provided the vehicles, and Genesis Rescue Systems supplied the classroom education and extrication demonstration.

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