The Palm beach fire Department offered this training session on the use of TIC’s in fire. The key Takeaway is that images on the tic in fire environments looks different then stuff in normal day to day environments, because objects, and people especially go from being the warmest thing in
Author: PeterZ
I found this on Facebook. its a pretty slick way to accomplish a technical rescue with equipment normally found on a standard engine. Ill note that in this case the dummy is pretty sloppily attached to the backboard – the straps should be laied out in an X formation over
One thing many responders don’t get is an idea of what abnormal sounds like. When practicing in class, the people you practice on are all presumably normal, so you are just described Abnormal – but without the benefit of hearing it. These videos are recordings taken through a stethoscope and
A variation of the Halligan bar for automotive use is the “Highway Halligan” which replaces the fork with a metal cutter, allowing it to be used like a giant can opener. The Cutter end works well cutting out windshields on cars – punch some starter holes with the spike, and
Absolute Rescue pointed to this awesome method of storing ratchet straps. they stay neat and organized, and ready to Deploy. This is the Triple R method, and you can see how it works in this Video VentEnterSearch.com also Suggested a similar method, though the straps are not able to retain
this photo was tweeted by the Sacramento fire dept of ventura base camp for the Thomas Wildfire in California. it was too epic not to share. also a good reminder why ICS is important.
This video came to my attention via a twitter, on a discussion on how best to butt a ladder. I was taught under the ladder was best, but that can put you in the path of dropped tools, falling glass if taking a window, or flaming debris from a building.
Found this shared on FB from East Coast Fire Tactics Use your webbing to carry up air bottles on high-rise operations. By forming half hitches around the necks of spare bottles and throwing the loop around the pack, Extra air can be transported hands free.