[mountn man]

I guess you could also tear off strips from the car's tires, siphon gas out of the tank and light them on fire that way...
Seriously, good news and I hope Dad gets found alive.

Ever try to cut a tire? Just burn the whole thing. LOTS O SMOKE.

I agree, good news so far, and hopefully more to follow.

[danmar]

...Ever try to cut a tire?

Ever tried to siphon gas out of a modern car's tank? Impossible to do it due to rollover check valve in the filler neck.

Best thing to do is, either open up the shredder valve (push the center with the house key if you will) at the fuel rail if in plain view, or cut the rubber fuel line to the fuel rail and turn on the ignition.
Fuel will come out for the next 5-7 seconds and than will shut off (Automatic Shutdown Relay will kill the fuel pump, if the engine is not running); never the less one can repeat the process allover again until a significant amount of gasoline is obtained.

Keep in mind, this process is possible "only" if the car's battery is still charged!

Battery dead?...poke a hole in the gas tank with something sharp, most fuel tanks now a days are made of plastic!