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One of the Milton, Ontario Fire Department crews set up a scenario where they had to rescue a “patient” from the bottom of the cliff… but they had to go through and around several trees at the edge of the cliff. Rattlesnake point (where they get most of their rope calls has some pretty tricky edges with overhangs and trees ...

The scenario is a husband and wife are snaking the basement floor drain and the husband sticks his arm down the drain hole to clear some debris when the wife turns the snake on. The husband becomes entrapped in the snake and the drain. So we have to cut the concrete to get the pipe out... then dissect the pipe... then cut his finger out of the auger.

We had a great two days of hands-on extrication at the NY State Chiefs conference. The students worked hard even during the constant monsoon on Thursday.

Have you ever responded to a vehicle crash in the water? Have you trained for this scenario? Some may say it is a far-fetched incident, but our suggestion is that you prepare for it.

In this pit the students had the opportunity to use a Petrogen torch and a slice pack. The Fire Cam videos were taken by Austrian FF Bernd Altinger as he used both torches.

This is a pretty compact jig for cutting wedges on the scene or at the firehouse. Several pictures, a video, and the drawing for this jig are below.

Some simple knot and rope rescue system training for the dopes on a rope and knot beginners.

For those of you in and around Northern Ohio, here is a training scholarship opportunity sponsored by the Northern Ohio Fools and Hasenmeier Training.  Simply fill out the application and return it to the address listed.  Recipients will be announced at the Northern Ohio Fools Heavy Rescue 101 on April 20, 2013.  Last year, several thousand dollars were awarded. 2013 ...

A few months back Elgin (Oregon) Fire Protection District Fire Chief Kevin Silvermail contact us about our homemade forcible entry prop. Unfortunately there are no blueprints to share, but we passed along numerous pictures and emails with measurements.

Some of the events up and coming that we are participating in for a variety of reasons. Some in memory, some to build the team, and others for charity. In each, firefighter fitness is involved.