Training Minutes: Obtaining Leverage for Window Lift

September 25, 2019

1 min read

In this Training Minutes video, St. Lucie County (FL) Firefighter Jenny Grima reviews a method for using the roof hook to help with lifting larger-sized victims up to a window for removal.

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