Training Minutes: Moving a Down Firefighter Up Stairs

Paulie Capo and company on lifting a down firefighter up stairs

In this firefighter training video, Paulie Capo and company demonstrate the “two-man method” for transporting a down firefighter up stairs.

PAUL CAPO, an 18-year veteran of the fire service, is a lieutenant/paramedic with the Clearwater (FL) Fire Department, where he is assigned to Ladder 45. He is a fire academy instructor for St. Petersburg College, specializing in firefighter rescue and survival training. He has certifications in fire officer I & II and as a paramedic. He an assosciate degree in fire science.  He is the founder and president of When Things Go Bad, which develops firefighter survival and rescue curriculum and training for civilian and military organizations. He and his rapid intervention crew can be seen regularly on Fire Engineering’s Training Minutes.

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