Posts Tagged: Rapid Intervention Crew
Airbags in the Dark
So, when you drill for these, lift something, anything, like pallets with full visibility. Watch what happens to the opposite side of the lift and make notes. When you get into the dark you will have to crib, raise, and lower all by feel. Oh, and up on red and down on blue is difficult at best.
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If We Do What We’ve Always Done, We’ll Get What We’ve Always Gotten…
I want to take the opportunity offered by the First Due Blog Carnival to express my disgust with those in the service who make no changes to the way their agency operates based on the findings of the NIOSH reports.
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RIT Training Video Part 2
Here is part two of this video. It is not as long, but finishes up what was gone over in the first video. Again, we are working on getting videos of the other brands to post, so be patient.
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Great RIT Pack Video
It is important to be familiar with your respective RIT bag and equipment. Be able to use this in the dark and with gloves on. Be prepared if you are RIT and don't take that assignment lightly.
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If We Do What We’ve Always Done, We’ll Get What We’ve Always Gotten…
I went to the Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Reports page from NIOSH and randomly picked 5 of the reports with deaths involving fire suppression. I was looking for patterns. Guess what I found….
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