What is your approach and thought process when you come across a technical rescue or any type of rescue for that matter?
Structural collapse operations are a high risk/low frequency event that can kill firefighters when not practiced properly.
There's a 30-minute window to pull off a rescue sequence, if we are lucky.
While I was in Germany for the 2014 Rescue Days a Man Truck and Bus representative handed out information on their rescue guides. Man created a...
According to NIOSH, confined-space events are typically found to be the direct result of three common factors: a lack of recognition of hazards; a lack of...
Most rope rescues are highly technical events requiring in-depth knowledge of physics, engineering and safety.
Vehicle and machinery rescue scenarios where objects must be lifted to gain access to victims can become quickly overwhelming.
Situations like extricating victims from a motor vehicle crash or removing them from a trench present many unique challenges to the emergency responder — not the...
The nice thing about the entire system is it's flexible, fast and easy to apply.
One of the most common mistakes involves misplacement of tools when trying to move metal.
The acronym assists in breaking down the differing phases of the technical rescue process to assist with resources, timelines and direction.
Building a box crib is a basic skill in extrication, building collapse, etc. However, can you quickly answer what the capacity of 2 X 2 cribbing...
