— Chris Thomas, When Things Go Bad, Inc.
SEARCH/RESCUE
V.E.S. — Ventilate, Enter and Search Tactics | Finding Babies in Smoke Filled Rooms
This fireground training provides firefighters with 3 tactical search moves to use when in a V.E.S. (ventilate, enter and search) bedrooms scenario that can result in quicker victim rescues. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: This is our seasoned crew and everyone is missing babies. We’re going to teach them some higher level skill sets, because they are missing some. This is exactly how …
When Things Go Bad, Inc. | Firefighter Rescue Trainings
When Things Go Bad, Inc. FF Survival-RIT-Truck & Engine Company Trainings Do you know what to do if another firefighter gets into trouble? There is no firefighter S.W.A.T. team to call. It depends on us to save ourselves and each other. The time for you to come up with a plan is not at the time of disaster. When Things …
Lost in the Fog
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Forcible Entry | Prescription Bottles
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‘”Strike” perpendicularly incase you miss, but try not to miss.’
— Paul Capo, When Things Go Bad, Inc. instructor
FORCIBLE ENTRY
Forcible Entry Two-Man Away | Forcible Entry Tool Training
In this forcible entry fireground training, firefighter two-man crews learn how to force open a heavy, away swinging door using a halligan bar and a fire axe. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: Little bit about our Halligan here. A 30 inch pro-bar halligan. It’s got a few notches in it about an inch three quarters. That’s generally the depth on the other side, …
Ladder Window Rescue | Pregnant Lady and Side Step Techniques
This firefighter training video provides firefighter victim rescue training. Firefighter ground ladder training teaches firefighters how to safely move on a ladder while rescuing a victim. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: You got a couple different options here in the ladder, three of them carries two of them identical, just different ways. Third one’s different. but is separate. So when I’m here as …
Brave Heroes Make Brave Victims
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