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Read More »Training & Development
Hand Stuck In A Floor Drain Prop
Each unit will have their own prop to train with next week. Below are pictures of the assembly.
Read More »Roller Prop – Hand Entrapment
Grant Light and the crew on Rescue 9 in Cincinnati was at it again. They built a roller prop that entraps a hand.
Read More »Indoor Radio Tower Prop
Grant Light and his crew from Cincinnati Fire Heavy Rescue 9 put a little work into making this old scrap steel into a great indoor training prop.
Read More »Hydrogen Gas From A Cafe2Go Box
This run information is from Assistant Chief John Ryan, City of Newburgh Fire Department. Something to keep in mind when your struggling for a source.
Read More »Things You Find While VCSing It
Here's a quick one on the importance of preplanning and getting out in your district. First, VCSing stands for Various Courses and Speeds. It might not be the politically correct definition, but if you don't get out in your district more often than not you will miss what's going on.
Read More »Extrication On Rope
Check these pictures out of a extrication training on rope. Push your training to prepare for the unusual, but just as importantly, to strengthen your critical thinking.
Read More »Ladder Bridge
What's your plan for getting to a victim on the top of a car in flood waters? Swift water operations?
Read More »Torch Work On Rope
Some torch operations on rope from the Cincinnati Heavy Rescue 9 crew.
Read More »Picket Anchor Systems
We did some training with the pickets on our rig the other day. Picket systems used for anchors are limited by the soil type you are dealing with.
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