Nick Griffin, Beaver Lane Fire Department — Heavy Lifting and Stabilization Training
Vehicle Stabilization
“That (truck) has a high carbon steel frame. It’s made to twist and turn, or else if it didn’t it would break. If you got enough anchor points, you can get a lot more twist out of that frame on that truck then you realize.”
Nick Griffin, Beaver Lane Fire Department — Heavy Lifting and Stabilization Training
Vehicle Stabilization
Charlotte Fire Department: Ten House truck show-and-tell
Check out this Ten House truck show-and-tell! Crews from area departments peeked behind the compartment doors of this SVI-built Heavy Rescue and picked the brains of Charlotte Fire Department, Charlotte NC on this truck build during a March training event. HEAVY RESCUE EQUIPPED WITH: Paratech Kit Ropes Inflatable Raft Swift Water 50’s Exothermic Cutting Torch Plumber’s Kit Ground Pads Hypothermic …
“Webbing is going to elongate. Chain is not. So if I throw chain in and I ratchet it down to capture that suspension, I know it’s not going anywhere.”
Heavy Lifting and Stabilization Training at Secrest Wrecker Service — Monroe, NC
Vehicle Stabilization
“The King Ring is the ring you want to attach too if you can. It’s gonna provide the most strength that we can have.”
Heavy Lifting and Stabilization Training at Secrest Wrecker Service — Monroe, NC
Vehicle Stabilization
Heavy Lifting and Vehicle Stabilization Fire Rescue Training: Chains VS Webbing
Fire Spotlight joined Beaver Lane Fire Rescue and Paratech Fire & Rescue Equipment experts for heavy lifting and stabilization training at Secrest Wrecker Service in Monroe, NC. A lot of great info came out of this event, so we’re breaking up this instructional footage into a six-week series. Check back each week for the latest video. Here’s the first video …
The Gift of Gab
Cartoon by Sam Wallace
Half a Car Crash
Cartoon by Sam Wallace
Railroad Tie Fire Extinguished
Photo by Ian Zahn | LFRA Photographer
Chili Cook Off
Cartoon by Sam Wallace