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Kid Stuck In A Safe – What’s Your Plan?

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Yesterday, Andrew Brassard shared some pictures from a recent Brotherhood Instructors Man-In-The-Machine class with a rescue email group.  The picture below jumped out at me and I quickly traded another email with Brass.

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To be honest, I had never even thought about having to extricate a kid from a safe.  Is it possible, you bet.  Just google “kid trapped in a safe”.   Think about all the safes in Dick’s Sporting Goods, Walmarts, Gander Mountains, etc…

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Brass shared that for this drill they drilled several air holes and then used an angle grinder to cut off the top. Below is a video from across the pond with a combination of techniques to free the victim.

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Do you have any experience with this type of rescue.  If so, please share.

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Posted by on May 1, 2013 • Filed under: All, Company Drills, Firefighter Training, Firefighting Operations, Rescue, Rescues, Special Operations, Training, Training & Development • Tagged: , , , , , , , ,

Kid Stuck In A Bucket Swing – No Problem – Right…

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Have you been on the call for a kid stuck in a bucket swing at the local park?  If you haven’t, it might happen any day now.  Don’t say it can’t because we all have parks and home playgrounds that could give us this scenario.  The pic to the left is one that was cut off last year with a reciprocating saw.  CLICK HERE for a previous post.

Check with your local park’s and recreation department to see if they have an old bucket swing that you can have for training.  That’s where the one in the videos below came from.

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Step one seems obvious, but be sure to hold the child up and cut the chains.  By putting the child on the ground you eliminate the swinging.  Before cutting, you need to protect the victim.  Here are a few ideas of things to slide between the victim and the swing: c-collar, iv board, wood splint, spatula.

The videos below are a good demonstration of different options.  They might not always be your first option or an option at all depending on the situation and how the child is stuck.  Some have suggested using a wire PVC cutter, but we didn’t get a video of that in use.  The first video shows a bucket swing extrication performed by members of the FDNY.  Andrew Brassard passed this one along the other day.  If you haven’t had a chance, be sure to get into one of the man-in-machine classes taught by Brotherhood Instructors.

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Reciprocating Saw

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Hydraulic Brake Pedal Cutter

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Circular Saw

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Posted by on February 28, 2013 • Filed under: All, Company Drills, EMS Topics, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Training, Rescue, Rescues, Training, Training & Development • Tagged: , , , , , , , , ,

Name This Tool – We Need Some Help

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Brother Blodgett sent these pictures over of an old school tool.  It has been riding a rig for decades.  No markings or names on it.  We are trying to identify the story behind it.  If you know the name or have any information please share.  Brother Brassard is on the hunt for answers as well.

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Posted by on February 11, 2013 • Filed under: All, Company Drills, Firefighter Training, Training, Training & Development • Tagged: , , , , , , ,

Birdseed Bin Simulation

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Here is a quick training drill that ultimately gets you thinking about grain bin rescue.  Andrew Brassard did this with his crew over the holidays and we tried it yesterday.

We kidnapped my daughter’s little Dora doll who became the victim for the scenario.  All you need is a two liter bottle, some bird seed and your favorite little toy.

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This is a small little prop that shows the technique for cutting grain bins to lower the grain level.  In the first example you will see the victim being swallowed up when only one triangle cut is opened up.  Then in the second example you will see the victim riding the product down because two triangle cuts were opened up simultaneously.  This will certainly get some conversation going with your crew.

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More Farm Rescue HERE

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Posted by on January 5, 2013 • Filed under: All, Company Drills, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Training, Rescue, Training, Training & Development • Tagged: , , , , , ,

Northern Ohio Fools Training Seminar

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FREE FIREGROUND SURVIVAL SEMINAR

SPONSORED BY THE NORTHERN OHIO FOOLS

FEBRUARY 9, 2013

0800-1600 HOURS

Location: Norwalk, Ohio

FF Andrew Brassard and Lt. Steve Robertson will cover:

  • Roles and Responsibilities of the RIT Company Officer
  • Commercial Entry Challenges on Today’s Fireground
  • Machinery Rescue Operations
  • The First Due Engine, Tips and Tactics

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Register by email: ewebb@ehove.net

Register by phone: 419-499-4663 ext. 281

CE provided by Ehove Career Center

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Posted by on January 2, 2013 • Filed under: All, Firefighter Training, Training, Training & Development • Tagged: , , , , , , ,

Barn Burner, Hand In a Fish Slicer, & More Locks

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October is alway a busy month with fire prevention activities, so here are a few topics to get your training geared back up.  Ultimately, we have to expect fire, expect entrapments, and expect to break stuff.  There are a bunch of links throughout this post to help with a company drill or table top discussion.

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This is also the last week for the Before The Snow Flies Giveaway.  Be sure to get entered for the Mini Fire Cam HD.  It’s fast and simple to enter.

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Barn Burner

We had a pretty good barn burner a little while back.  As most barns, they are off the road and water supply is a challenge regardless of a long lay or a water shuttle.  Think about the scenarios in your jurisdiction that fall into this category.  What is your plan?

Check out Chris Huston’s presentation on LONG DRIVEWAY SOLUTIONS.  Be patient, the presentation may take a few minutes to load.  Other training modules from Chirs and John Schafer can be found on the new site Fire Training Toolbox.

Fish Slicer Rescue?

You be the judge on this one after watching the video.  The video is graphic.  Andrew Brassard found this one and sent it out to an email group.  Think about how you would proceed with freeing the victims hand.  After watching the video you will realize the technique they used is not a very good one.  Many times in machinery rescue, reversing the mechanism is not recommended.

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For more on machinery rescue, check out a post from a while back, HERE.

More Locks

During a routine call the other day, we stumbled upon a door that is a bit more fortified than most.  It had a slide bolt, dead bolt, panic hardware, and a drop bar.  Review your procedures for forcing these locks.  Don’t be overwhelmed with the thought of 4 locks on one door.  It’s just 1 lock 4 times.  Blow it open.

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Posted by on October 23, 2012 • Filed under: All, Company Drills, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Training, Firefighting Operations, Fires, Instructorship, Rescue, Rescues, Training, Training & Development • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Old Fire Engines, Jack Team Work, and Team Triathlon Training

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As always with a post, we try to add a training piece you can add to your tackle box.  This time the training piece is going to be quick and first thing then on to a pretty exciting bit of history at the firehouse yesterday followed by a bit of physical fitness.  Get the training piece at least and keep reading for a little extra.  The picture to the left is from the other day when we were searching for walleye again on Lake Erie without great luck.

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Posted by on July 25, 2012 • Filed under: All, Company Drills, Firefighter Training, Rescue, Training • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Meat Grinder – Machinery Rescue

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A few weeks ago Andrew Brassard started a discussion via email about meat grinder rescue.  Below are some pictures and a couple points to ponder on this type of extraction from Brass.  Be sure to check out the Brotherhood Instructors LLC Man-In-Machine Operations class and find more training materials here.

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Although these occurrences are rare they do happen.  Every community has the potential for these extremely involved rescues.  Brass said he remembers talking about meat grinder rescue with a couple guys on his crew while getting a meal at a Polish Deli.  One of the guys said, “how the hell could someone get there hand stuck in a meat grinder?”  As he was saying that, they turned around and saw a woman in her 70′s pushing meat down an electric grinder with her bare hands.  One small slip or a moment of not paying attention and she would have been up to her elbow in the large grinder.   (more…)

Posted by on June 14, 2012 • Filed under: All, Company Drills, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Training, Rescue, Rescues, Training • Tagged: , , , , , , , , ,
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