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By Mark van der Feyst
Many new cars are outfitted with new technology such as HID lights. High Intensity Discharge headlamps provide bright light for all times of the day or night for driving purposes. The light from these headlamps resemble the brightness of the sun at noon. Essentially, these lights are an arc light using less energy to produce a brighter light.
An HID light takes 12 volts from the vehicle and steps it up to 25,000 volts. When vehicles with these lights have been in a collision they can and will electrocute a firefighter because of the amount of power that resides in them.
Do not stand in front of HID lights, or any headlights for that matter, to ensure that you are not in the danger zone of these potential lethal hazards.