| Falmouth Vol. Fire/Rescue coordinated a Rope Awareness and Operations Course through Spec. Rescue International. Members from Falmouth Volunteer Fire/Rescue, White Oak Volunteer Fire Dept., and Stafford County Fire/Rescue obtained the techniques required to safely access, stabilize, and remove victims of elevated and below grade accidents. Everyone meet the objectives outlined in NFPA 1670 and 1006 by grasping the skills of descending with a rack, ascending with a fixed rope, lowering systems, safeties, and mechanical advantages with pulleys and haul systems.
Class Participants:
Falmouth Vol. Fire/Rescue:
Chief Good
Safety Officer Morris
Technician Craft
Technician Dyke
Technician D. Newton
Technician Seablom IV
FF/EMT Simmons
FF Hanson
FF Rayner
FF Wade
FF Thomas
Stafford Fire/Rescue:
Technician Locher
Technician D. Smith
White Oak Vol. Fire Dept.:
Lieutenant S. Wolff
Technician Byers
FF Burgess
Congratulations to all of the above personnel who spent the time to obtain the additional knowledge, skills, and abilities to assist in engineering rope systems that defy gravity in order to effectively affect below and above grade rescues.
Special thanks go Geico Insurance for supporting Fire/Rescue's provider's training needs by facilitating the use of their structure for the course. |
