First Due Tackle Pass It On – Firefighter, Rescue & Extrication Training

I ran in the 5k for Ella this past Saturday in Norwalk, OH.  It was a charity fundraiser for Ella Enderby’s family to help with expenses during Ella’s treatment of leukemia.  There was a great turnout and the weather was perfect.  Check out the benefit page on Facebook or if you would like to give a donation send it to: ...

Here are some pictures Grant Light shared of the last day of a recent extrication tech class in Cincinnati. Somehow a school bus rolled onto four cars with dummies trapped in them all. Well done training testing the techniques the students learned.

Here are a couple pictures of a wall breach prop Andrew Brassard passed along. Looks to be a pretty good reusable prop that we can make with some scrap around the firehouse neighborhood.

This Saturday we will be running in the SSG Jon Martin Memorial 5k/10k in Bellevue, Ohio. Registration ends at 0830 and the run/walk starts at 0900.

Need a bit of motivation? Give the speech below a watch by yourself or with your crew. U.S. Navy Admiral McRaven gives some advice on changing the world at the University of Texas's commencement.

The scenario went bad when the truck slid down the hill and pinned a guy between the tractor and the truck. The victim's leg was impaled with one of the truck's tow hooks.

Not only have I been able to share what I know, but have continued learning at every meal, rescue scenario that we set up, and during every tailgate chat with some great friends, mentors, and rescue junkies.

Some pictures of high-lift jacks and sleeves at work in a charter bus roll-over scenario. Links to previous posts as well. Lot's of fast and safe options for lifting and moving.

I'm sure this isn't a new method, but was the first time I saw it. The brothers in the class from the Parma (OH) Fire Department showed us an easy way to remove them.

We finished up the classroom portion of the BGSU State Fire School Heavy Rescue class today and the training ground is set for tomorrow.