Elevator Rescue: Rope Gripper Entrapment
Mike Dragonetti discusses operating safely while around a Rope Gripper and two methods of mitigating an entrapment situation.
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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: Elevator Rescue: Anatomy of the Rope Gripper
Mike Dragonetti of Dragon Rescue Management reviews the Hollister-Whitney Rope Gripper, a failsafe device that can help increase elevator safety.
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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: Roles of Firefighters in VES
Eric Dreiman and company review the roles of the firefighters involved in vent-enter-search (VES) operations
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.
Tech Rescue: Shock Value: Impact on Rope Rescue Systems
Clinton Crafton and company review what happens when a load is released and captured on two different rope rescue setups.
Training Minutes: Door Control and VES
Eric Dreiman and company emphasize the need for firefighters to control the door during vent-enter-search ops.
Tech Rescue: Twin-Tension Rescue System
Clinton Crafton reviews the differences between a twin-tension rescue system and the more familiar dedicated main/dedicated belay systems.
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.
Tech Rescue: Fall Arrester as Belay
In this Training Minutes video, Todd Taylor and company review the use of a fall arrester device as a belay in lowering operations.