Firehouse Rescue eNL - May 10th, 2024
 
 
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May 10, 2024
EDITOR'S NOTE

In this edition of the Firehouse Yak podcast, Firehouse Editor-in-Chief Peter Matthews talks Capt. Gary Coney from Chicago Squad 2 and retired Chicago Fire Commissioner Bob Hoff about the rollout of the new Responder Intervention Team (RIT) Chief course being offered by the Illinois Fire Service Institute.

For more Firehouse Yak podcasts, visit the Podcast page on Firehouse.com.

Stay safe!

Robert Policht provides valuable tips and tricks that firefighters must know in this day and age of flooding that never occurred in the past.
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Basic mechanical-advantage systems are incorporated into rapid intervention for the purpose of dragging, lifting or raising downed firefighters. Training on their use should be consistent. Time is of the essence.
Chief Jeffrey Pindelski explains the 18 points of consideration that fire departments address on their way to developing successful rapid-intervention teams.
A major drawback to wooden shores is that a rescuer must enter the trench to build the system.
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.
A Magic Valley Paramedics’ Special Operations Reach and Treat (SORT) team member is lowered over the side of the Snake River Canyon to begin to treat an injured hiker.
Jeff Riechmann details how Information-sharing and combined training eliminated duplication of efforts and improved the service to the public in Twin Falls, ID.
TECH-RESCUE NEWS
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Conneaut firefighters responded after a vehicle accidentally drove off the upper pavilion parking lot at Conneaut Township Park.
Driver rescued after plunging off cliff in Angeles National Forest
The driver of a car was extricated and rescued after plunging 400 feet off a cliff in Angeles National Forest.
Yuma and Tucson fire departments hold annual rope rescue training
The Yuma and Tucson fire departments train for rescues of palm tree workers who may suffer emergencies.
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