Training Minutes: Chain Removal for One Firefighter

Ric Jorge on the Treasure Coast Tensioner
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Ric Jorge and Donny Stefani demonstrate the “Treasure Coast Tensioner,” a technique that allows a single firefighter to rapidly remove a link in a chain to gain access. This technique minimizes the damage to the chain for the property owner while facilitating access.

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RIC JORGE has been a firefighter for Palm Beach County, Florida, since 1992. He is a state-certified instructor 1 and live fire instructor. He teaches extensively in ventilation, ladders, firefighter survival, flashover, rapid intervention, quint/aerial operations, high-rise structure tactics, search and rescue, hose management, room orientation, air management, and entanglement. He has been an instructor for his department for seven years and teaches throughout Florida.

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