module 29 into one of the usb ports or sd card slots 24 whereupon the operating system 27 recognizes the module 29 and opens the application software 28 to read and display its contents if the responder is able to identify the vehicle 39 s make model and year by inspection he can key in the identification or click on a menu hyperlink if the responder cannot identify the vehicle by inspection but can read the license plate or vin numbers he can use the telecommunications module 30 to access a vehicle registration databank alternately he can obtain the vin number of the vehicle using the bar code reader 31 if the vehicle has vin bar codes once the appropriate vehicle identification is entered the display screen 15 will show one or more views of the vehicle indicating the locations of critical hazard items such as fuel tanks batteries airbags etc the high resolution of the epd display 15 makes the graphic display readable despite its compact size the keypad 18 enables the responder to zoom in on graphic details of each hazard item each of the hazard items also has a hyperlink label which the responder can click on to obtain further information if for example he notices that one of the airbags has not deployed he can click on the hyperlink for the airbag and obtain instructions on how to safely disable it while this invention has been described with reference to a specific embodiment the description is not to be construed in a limiting sense various modifications of the disclosed embodiment as well other embodiments of the invention will be apparent to persons skilled in the art upon reference to this description it is therefore contemplated that.