Firehouse Rescue eNL - Oct 27th, 2023
 
 
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October 27, 2023

The 9/11 Memorial & Museum recently hosted "All Available Boats," a special event that included a screening of the documentary Boatlift, narrated by Tom Hanks, about the incredible rescue of an estimated 300,000 to 500,000 people following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. A roundtable discussion followed with some of the heroes who helped pull off the largest waterborne evacuation in American history. Read more about it here.

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FEATURES
Brian Gettemeier, Mike Shafferkoetter and Matt Wilcox construct an easy-to-follow explanation of the equipment and steps that are involved in protecting victims and responders during a rescue in a trench.
Jeffrey Riechmann details how a group of Idaho first responders trained for rope rescues by rappelling down a rock face.
Ron Moore tells why responders to motor vehicle crashes must be aware of new facets of electric vehicle design.
Michael Daley offers tactical considerations for initial-alarm companies at structural collapse incidents.
TECH-RESCUE NEWS
Brewster firefighters executed a high-angle rescue to save the man who had been trapped for hours.
Firefighters were called to grain bin filled with corn in Latimore Township where the found a child trapped.
Members of the heavy rescue squad used hand tools and hydraulic spreaders to lift the vehicle and pull her out.