In this firefighter training video on technical rescue, David Rhodes is at the Guardian Centers once again to discuss commuter rail emergencies. Rhodes reviews some basic considerations, including power issues, access, and communications.
In this Training Minutes video on technical rescue, David Rhodes, Scott Brantley, and company discuss using an aerial ladder to construct a simple system for lowering a victim to the ground.
In this Training Minutes video on technical rescue, David Rhodes, Jamey Brads, and company demonstrate removing a victim with a lower extremity injury from a collapse scenario.
Allowing officers to function as leaders and not be distracted by tasks will result in better situational awareness, communications, and critical decision making.
Hydration, or maintaining normal body fluid balance, is critical to any high-performance activity. Firefighter training emphasizes the need to maintain adequate hydration; multiple National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards address hydration.