Firehouse Rescue eNL - Jun 23rd, 2023
 
 
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June 23, 2023

At Firehouse Expo 2023, Andrew McIntyre presents "Urban Water Rescue Considerations." With the "300-year flood" now occurring every 2 to 5 years, rescue teams are increasingly challenged by the dynamic environments and unique threats encountered when our streets turn into raging rivers. In this non-traditional class, rescue professionals will gain new insight into the types of urban flood rescues they are now routinely called on to perform. Register now.

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FEATURES
Jeremy Urekew notes why training and standards are crucial to a department's decision on whether to purchase innovative rope rescue equipment or stick with what currently is employed.
With the automotive industry investing heavily in clean fuel vehicles, it is important to understand the risks associated with hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles.
Bob Atlas digs into the details of Contra Costa, CA, Fire Protection District's Technical Rescue Program's extrication of a man who was trapped in an 18-inch drainage pipe.
Michael Daley provides the definitive explanation for the work that's required of rescuers at the site of a trench collapse before they enter the trench.
TECH-RESCUE NEWS
Patchogue firefighter Peter Feehan and Suffolk County Police Officer Edward Pitre jumped into Patchogue Bay on Long Island to rescue a driver whose car plunged into the water.
Lockport Fire Chief Luca Quagliano said the man who died was pinned under the boat for a time.
A teenager climbed into a cave-like crevice, and then had to be rescued by the Cornelius Fire Department.