Training Minutes: The Reduced Profile Method

In this Training Minutes video, Mike Ciampo of the FDNY demonstrates an easy way for firefighters to loosen and adjust their SCBA so they can navigate through narrow spaces.

and his crew demonstrate how to remove a patient entrapped in the footwell of an overturned vehicle.

These videos are for firefighter 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 2011.

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