Trench Rescue
Trench Tuesday: The Paratech Strut
Strut quick tips!
Paratech Strut
Chief Buddy Martinette walks thru the basics of a Paratech Struts. For more information on the textbook in the video, checkout the third edition of Trench Rescue: Principles and Practice to NFPA 1006 and 1670.
Trench Rescue
Technical Rescue-Trapped in sand
Checkout the technical rescue below that the Westampton Township Emergency Services posted on their Facebook page.
Technical Rescue
Checkout the technical rescue below that the Westampton Township Emergency Services posted on their Facebook page.
Rescue Rigs
Springdale Fire Department USAR 2
Take a look at the Springdale Fire Department USAR 2 that is packed with struts, shores, and panels.
USAR 2
Take a look at the new Springdale Fire Department USAR 2.
The City of Springdale is a diverse and friendly community. As the fourth-largest city in the state of Arkansas, Springdale has almost 80,000 residents and is located in Washington and Benton counties in the northwest corner of the state at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. Springdale is 42 square miles with more than 900 lane miles.
Springdale is a great place to catch a ride on the Arkansas and Missouri Railroad in a beautifully restored turn-of-the-century passenger car, downtown Springdale, AR also home to the Shiloh Museum, which offers Ozark history and buildings dating back to the 1850s.
The Springdale Fire department serves the community with an all-hazards approach which means they respond to both man-made and natural disasters including Emergency Management, EMS, Fires, Hazardous Materials and Rescue.
Below are links to more information about this heavy rescue:
Overall Pictures
Compartment Pictures
Compartment Mountings
Rear Compartment
Roof Pictures
Training
Advanced Trench Symposium
The Michigan Urban Search And Rescue Training Foundation held their 2019 Advanced Trench Rescue Shoring Symposium at the Operating Engineers Local 324 Education Center. The ATRSS is a 5 day course that had trench rescue technicians from around the United States, Canada, and Germany.
Advanced Trench Rescue Shoring Symposium
The Michigan Urban Search And Rescue Training Foundation held their 2019 Advanced Trench Rescue Shoring Symposium at the Operating Engineers Local 324 Education Center. The ATRSS is a 5 day course that had trench rescue technicians from around the United States, Canada, and Germany. The class is designed for trench rescue instructors and technical rescue team squad officers and managers.
for more on the Michigan Urban Search And Rescue Training Foundation please checkout their website. The pictures below are from Irakli West of Heavy Rescue Germany.
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
