Rescues

To be honest, I had never even thought about having to extricate a kid from a safe. Is it possible, you bet. Just google "kid trapped in a safe". Think about all the safes in Dick's Sporting Goods, Walmarts, Gander Mountains, etc...

This past weekend several of us had the chance to travel to South Carolina for the 3rd Annual Rippin Rescue class.

Crews found a large conveyer belt leading up to a hopper that was shut down...

For those of you in and around Northern Ohio, here is a training scholarship opportunity sponsored by the Northern Ohio Fools and Hasenmeier Training.  Simply fill out the application and return it to the address listed.  Recipients will be announced at the Northern Ohio Fools Heavy Rescue 101 on April 20, 2013.  Last year, several thousand dollars were awarded. 2013 ...

If you have never had any trench or excavation training below is a list of items to review. Many may seem to commonsense, but none the less important so you don't become a victim.

Have you been on the call for a kid stuck in a bucket swing at the local park? If you haven't, it might happen any day now.

On this day in 1942 a fire broke out in the Cocoanut Grove Night Club in Boston Mass. This fire would claim 492 occupants and would change numerous codes dealing with exits, decorative finishes, and sub levels.

I've looked at different bridges for years as potentially challenging should a vehicle go off and there is a need for rescue or recovery. How are you going to get down if access from the bank is overly time consuming or impossible due to terrain?

October is alway a busy month with fire prevention activities, so here are a few topics to get your training geared back up. Ultimately, we have to expect fire, expect entrapments, and expect to break stuff. There are a bunch of links throughout this post to help with a company drill or table top discussion.

The crash shown in the pictures left this Ford Escape in a side presentation with the drivers side down. It was unstable side to side, however the drivers side front tire was buried in the stone providing a starting point for stabilization.