In the wake of the Nor'easter

[Inquisitive Raven]

if anything got damaged on the car at all, it would be little more than a dent in the pillar between the windshield and the front passenger door.

That's the "A" pillar in fire/rescue speak. Then you work your way through the alphabet as you move toward the back of the vehicle. Since I think even articulated buses have fewer than 26 pillars, this works.