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Tommy Truck
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Rescuing the Rescuers
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All things under the heading Forcible entry/ exit. Tools, methods (which are most effective in your area?) , locks, bars, gates, enclosures (What's new on the buildings?), Bolt patterns on commercial occupancy rear doors, Tips and tricks!
Looking for personal experiences/stories of how Tom Brennan inspired, lead, or taught you about firefighting. From Random Thoughts, to war stories of the hey day in Brooklyn's Nut House, to growing up in his household.
"To hard tie or not, that is the question....." We are taught to never hard tie into a rescuer unless you have the right training and equipment meaning tech level with a quick release harness on your pfd. And in the fire service "nevers and always...
Thanks Wayne, I agree with you having the possibilities of things going wrong at specific sites. I think that it would be important to have multiple anchors available at the site as well as 100 or so yards down stream to pick up pieces. Not only f...
Swift Water Rescue as it relates to the fire service. Forum about equipment, tactics, special hazards, and anything related to swift water rescue.
I see the need for predesignated anchor points for swiftwater rescue, especially in concrete spillways. Like all of our "jobs", time is the critical factor and having preset anchors can only speed things up, right? This would be a preplanned site ...
Swift Water Rescue as it relates to the fire service. Forum about equipment, tactics, special hazards, and anything related to swift water rescue.
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- Residence.
- Woodland Park, CO
- Department:
- Paid Fire Department
- Title/rank:
- Firefighter
- Years of public service:
- 6
- Agency structure:
- Paid fire department
- Professional Qualifications:
- Firefighter, Swift Water, Scuba, Technical Rescue
- Bio:
- Assigned to a Heavy Rescue Company. Live, Work, and Play in the Rockies.
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