Training Minutes Revisited: RIT Lifting Operation

In this Training Minutes video on rapid intervention, Jim Crawford shows how to use air bags and cribbing to lift debris off a trapped downed firefighter.

These videos are for training demonstration purposes only. When you perform these techniques at emergency scenes and evolutions, be sure to wear full PPE and adhere to your agency’s procedures and policies.

This video originally ran on the Fire Engineering site in late 2009. Please watch in the player above. Subscribe to our YouTube channel HERE.

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