Rod Althlaus (New Wave SCUBA Center) took a group to the Whitestar Quarry last weekend.
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Polaski Training Video – Mayday / RIT
Today is the fourth anniversary of the successful rescue of Columbus Division of Fire Lt. Polaski. Spend some time with your crew talking RIT, Maydays, and S&R.
Read More »Some Ice Rescue Training Ideas / Video
Sooner or later the weather will warm and we will be faced with the potential for risk-takers or avid outdoorsmen being stranded on ice flows and falling into the water as ice thins.
Read More »Multi-Vehicle / Fatality Crash On I-94
Pileup on I-94 in Indiana: 3 Dead, 20 Injured
Read More »Lift, But Don’t Drop The Ball
Lt. Bronner from the Perkins Township Fire Department did a quick airbag drill the other day. I've seen this drill somewhere before. The objective: lift, crib, and don't drop the ball.
Read More »High-Line In The Apparatus Bay
We did a little high-line set-up training in the apparatus bay yesterday. It ended up being a pretty low-line, but it worked to practice the set-up.
Read More »Hand Entrapment
Remember victim stabilization (arm) and protection from sparks and the cutting wheel is needed (safety glasses, spatulas, etc).
Read More »Rental Truck Into A Structure
The driver was pinned and the crew had to remove the victim from the rear of the vehicle after gaining access through the cargo box.
Read More »Loading Wire Rope Into Griphoist
Getting the Griphoist back in the box is a bigger challenge than operating it. It's kind of like a jack-in-the-box.
Read More »Dash Lifting – It Should Be Fast
When the driver or the other front seat passenger is pinned under the dash we should be able to blitz the side of the car and lift the dash fast.
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