Training Minutes: Working with Heavy Wreckers

In this Training Minutes video, Battalion Chief Todd Taylor of the Wayne Twp. (IN) Fire Department and Kurt Konect of Zore’s Inc. review how firefighters can work together with members of the towing and recovering industry and incidents involving large vehicles.

These videos are for firefighter training demonstration purposes only. When you perform these techniques at emergency scenes and evolutions, be sure to wear full PPE and adhere to your agency’s procedures and policies. This video originally ran on the Fire Engineering site in 2011.

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