Elevator Rescue: Rope Gripper Entrapment
Mike Dragonetti discusses operating safely while around a Rope Gripper and two methods of mitigating an entrapment situation.
Training Minutes
The Web’s original firefighter training video series. Here you’ll find archives of classic training from Mike Ciampo and Ray McCormack as well as our most recent training videos.
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Training Minutes: Victim Removal from Window
Todd Taylor and company demonstrate a twin-tension system that can be set up with minimal equipment and staffing to remove a victim via a window.
Electric Vehicles: BMW EV
In this Training Minutes video, Dalan Zartman and Jason DeFosse examine the BMW EV and fire and emergency response considerations.
Training Minutes: Protester Barrier Device
Mark Gregory and members of PL Vulcan Training demonstrate how to overcome an improvised barrier that chains two protesters together.
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Training Minutes: Rescuing Victim Pinned by Vehicle Inside Structure
Todd Taylor and the team consider a complex rescue situation where a victim is pinned beneath a vehicle that has crashed into a building.
Training Minutes: Roles of Firefighters in VES
Eric Dreiman and company review the roles of the firefighters involved in vent-enter-search (VES) operations
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Training Minutes: VES: Room Search
Eric Dreiman and company review several fundamentals when it comes to searching a room during vent-enter-search (VES) operations.
Training Minutes: Rapid Shoring for Partial Collapse
Todd Taylor demonstrates a technique for rapid shoring when part of a structure has begun to collapse on a vehicle in an car-into-building scenario.
Training Minutes: Door Control and VES
Eric Dreiman and company emphasize the need for firefighters to control the door during vent-enter-search ops.
Training Minutes: VES: Making Entry
Eric Dreiman and company review taking a window and size-up prior to making entry during vent-enter-search operations.
Training Minutes: Alternative Setup for Tripod
Todd Taylor details alternative ways to set up a tripod for mechanical advantage for confined space rescues.
Training Minutes: Dash Roll on Large Vehicles
Steve White describes and demonstrates how to perform a dash roll on the cab of a tractor trailer.
Electric Vehicles: Pillars and Posts
Jason DeFosse and Dalan Zartman examines pillars in electric vehicles and some of the dangers involved when performing extrication techniques.
Electric Vehicles: Door Access and Removal
Dalan Zartman and Jason DeFosse examine considerations for door access on EVs and present a method for door removal via hinge attack.