Cribbing
One of my favorite things about Facebook is how quick a great idea can be shared and used by others. A great example is a post by Trevor Williams from LACoFD Station 8 in West Hollywood, California. Trevor posted on the Facebook group Truck Floor Training a few pictures of the some cribbing that was placed into service on their rig. Tim Brozo Brozoskie from Rescue Co 1 at Baltimore City Fire Dept. also shared it on the Facebook group Rescue Co.
The type of wood is Douglas Fir – Grade A. In case you were wondering about the branding, see below:
“I wanted to brand the cribbing in order to orient the wood against its natural desire to crack. All the wood is at it’s strongest when the ? or “LACoFD” are facing up which puts compression on it to hold it together instead of causing it to split.” Trevor Williams
Take note of the oversized carabiner connects 16 pieces of cribbing together so one person can easily grab and go!
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Houston Fire Department’s Trailer 11
Check out Houston Fire Department’s new Trailer 11 purchased from Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists, Inc. It’s packed for of Paratech equipment with room for more!

Houston Fire Department’s Trailer 11
Check out Houston Fire Department’s new Trailer 11 purchased from Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists, Inc. Check out the pictures below and make sure you follow the social media pages from Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists.
Overall Pictures
Compartments Pictures
Rear Pictures
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Large Animal Rescue – Norway
The video below was posted on the Nedre Romerike brann- og redningsvesen IKS Facebook page and I ran across it after the Heavy Rescue Germany page shared it. Great video, even a griphoist got in on the action!

Large Animal Rescue in Norway
The video below was posted on the Nedre Romerike brann- og redningsvesen IKS Facebook page and I ran across it after the Heavy Rescue Germany page shared it. Great video, even a griphoist got in on the action!
Translated from the Facebook post:
This morning at 7.30-time, the message came from the 110-Dispatch: two calves had stepped through the fjøsgulvet and stood in møkkakjelleren on a farm on the ravine.
The Ravine is located in ullensaker municipality and in the area of the upper district fire and rescue. Vaktlaget from the station on jessheim moved out, and our security in nittedal was asked to assist when they have equipment and matters on dyreredning. Nrbr also sent up a unit from lørenskog with usar equipment. Usar stands for urban search and rescue.
Together got crews from the upper district fire and rescue and lower district fire-and redningsvesen up the calves undamaged and for sure reason.
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Strut Apparatus Mounting (Part 2)
Here’s a look at another company that makes plastic strut mounts.

Strut Mounting (Part 2)
A company called Plastix Plus makes mounting solutions for Paratech brand struts. They use High Density Polyethylene plastic and are constructed utilizing a thermoplastic welding process. Their products are made in the USA, dead center of Houston, Texas!!
Struts
HydraFusion Struts (HFS)
Strut Tips