The Rescue Lab: Drawing Shoring Systems

Technical Rescue: The Rescue Lab: Drawing Shoring Systems

By Mike Donahue

In this new technical rescue series, Mike Donahue will provide quick tips on tech rescue operations and specific skills and knowledge that can help you improve your effectiveness in rescue situations.

This first installment deals with shoring systems and a simple method you can employ to help you visualize the components of the systems you’ll be setting up.

Download this quick training tip as a PDF HERE (668 KB).

MIKE DONAHUE is a 17-year veteran of the fire service. He has been a volunteer and a federal firefighter and has been a career firefighter in the Elizabeth (NJ) Fire Department for the past 14 years. He is assigned to Rescue Company 1. He is a rescue specialist with NJ-TF1. He is an instructor at Middlesex Fire Academy and Middlesex County College, where he is an adjunct professor and fire science program coordinator.

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