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  1. Training Days: Firefighter Rescue Drills

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    Mon, 22 Nov 2010

    Tom Kiurski discusses how he helped conduct the Denver drill and a RIT drill for firefighter training in his department.

  2. “SAVING OUR OWN” TRAINING AND REINFORCEMENT

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    Tue, 1 Aug 2006

    Nothing is foolproof! Our department schedules a firefighter rescue drill at least once a quarter. All personnel attend. The drill ..... new firefighters are put through a variety of firefighter rescue drills before they are assigned to a shift. As for what works and

  1. Training Days: Ice Rescue Drill

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    Mon, 8 Dec 2008

    Take advantage of the cold weather to reacquaint yourself with some little-used equipment and tactics. Tom Kiurski presents a sample training evolution with two ice rescue scenarios.

  2. Searching for a Conscious Lost Firefighter

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    Wed, 1 Jul 2009

    By TOM SITZ Until recently, all of our lost firefighter rescue drills involved an unresponsive firefighter whose PASS alarm was activating. The rapid intervention team (RIT) used the activated PASS

  3. Three NJ Firefighters Injured in Training

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    Thu, 22 Mar 2012

    Three firefighters were injured yesterday while conducting an urban search and rescue drill in Bayonne, New Jersey.

  4. Structural FIRETRAINER®

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    Mon, 12 Sep 2011

    fires can be simulated. All fires can emit a dense simulated smoke, perfect for breathing apparatus training or search & rescue drills with thermal imaging cameras. The difficulty level can be altered to challenge both new and seasoned firefighters.

  5. DANGER IN THE STATION: DRUG-RESISTANT INFECTIONS

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    Fri, 1 Dec 2006

    In September 2001, a Mesa firefighter/engineer from Station 10 went to fourth-quarter training and participated in rescue drills crawling in full turnouts. At 11 a.m., he noticed a small red bump, similar to an ingrown hair, on his knee. By 3

  6. US&R INVOLVEMENT

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    Thu, 1 Feb 2007

    aggressive training, locally and with other departments represented on the team. We host one of the quarterly technical rescue drills each year for surrounding departments and attend those hosted by other departments. Although our team members have yet to

  7. April Roundtable Replies: Company-Level Training

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    Sat, 30 Apr 2011

    Truck Class/Rescue Class on-off shrill nights. The truck captain runs the truck drill; the rescue lieutenant runs the rescue drill . The engine captain and lieutenants run the remainder of the drills each month. The chief officers (both assistant chiefs

  8. RAPID INTERVENTION ISN'T RAPID

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    Mon, 1 Dec 2003

    enough air to complete the task. The search team should have six members—five firefighters and one officer. In the rescue drills scenario, a search team consisting of five firefighters and one officer located Firefighter 1 and captured him; two of