Training Minutes Revisited: The Pittsburgh Drill
In this Training Minutes video, Jim Crawford describes the Pittsburgh Drill, a multi-task RIT evolution designed for a four- or five-member team.
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Training Minutes Revisited: RIT Deployment
Jim Crawford discusses RIT positions, fireground deployment, and use of a search rope.
Training Minutes Revisited: Anchor System for Ground Ladders
In this Training Minutes video, Jim Crawford and crew demonstrate a high-point anchor system for ground ladders that allows the RIT team to lower a…
Training Minutes Revisited: RIT: Roof Rescue Operations
In this Training Minutes video, Jim Crawford reviews rapid intervention team tactics when rescuing a down firefighter from a roof.
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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…
Training Minutes Revisited: RIT: Changeovers & Assessments
In this Training Minutes video, Jim Crawford, assistant chief of the Pittsburgh (PA) Bureau of Fire, demonstrates swapping out the regulator and connecting to the…
Crawford on RIT: Dangerous but Necessary Work
In his classroom Wednesday at FDIC 2012, Jim Crawford reviewed the evolution of rapid intervention over the past 15 years.
