Company Drills

They used handlines under the water and on top of the water to simulate current. This is an awesome and innovative way to get crews some realistc training.

There are lots of sound fences along highways. Maybe not so many folks that would do what this guy does in the video...

There is no way one training site, blog, or company can cover it all. Get on Facebook, Twitter, a blog, a website, or all of the above for a training idea to prevent A.I.R. (ass in recliner) syndrome.

Here are a couple pictures to talk about with your crew. Discuss what your first moves are and what you will need in addition to your immediate resources.

This is another innovative training from Lt. Grant Light and his crew on Cincinnati Fire Department Rescue 9. It's another cheap drill to put together in the house.

Grant Light from Cincinnati Heavy Rescue 9 sent these pics over in a rescue email group. Great shots of him and his crew doing some torch training.

Check this short video out and share with your up and coming extrication tool handlers.

Our test results showed that this entire shoring system catastrophically failed (with very little warning) after just a few hundred pounds of force was applied. No where near the 7680 pounds of potential force that this end wall shore was attempting to resist.

The contractor started knocking out the bottom row of cinder blocks from the inside of the structure. With one block to go they took a sledgehammer to the final block in the center of the wall. Immediately, the wall collapsed and fell outward unexpectedly.

The video below demonstrates what happens when you cut the high voltage wire in a hybrid car. Interesting, but don't do it. Look at the damage to the high dollar Hurst edraulic cutter blades and the total destruction of the sawzal blade.