Training Minutes Revisited: Truck Tricks of the Trade

June 25, 2019

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In this Training Minutes video, Mike Ciampo demonstrates some simple tool tips to help you with forcible entry and roof work.

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 early 2009.

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