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At the Colorado State Fire Fighters Association’s 2025 Fire College, Chop Shop RX Instructor Randy Wells describes how he identifies Tempered vs Laminate glass on scene. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: Now we gotta get all the glass outta this car before we start. This is tempered. Tempered, right? See how it was wiggling a little bit, not a big deal. If it’s …
At the Colorado State Fire Fighters Association’s 2025 Fire College, Chop Shop RX Instructor Randy Wells and Erik Herbst open discussion to knowing your enemy and respecting it. The ability to know how to work around airbags can be lifesaving. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: As much as I would like to carry everything on the fire truck on my body, it’s not …
At the Colorado State Fire Fighters Association’s 2025 Fire College, Chop Shop RX Instructor Randy Wells provides insight on the tools he has carried for years that serve multiple functions for structural response, EMS runs and ultimately extrication incidents. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: As much as I would like to carry everything on the fire truck on my body, it’s not possible. …
At the Colorado State Fire Fighters Association’s 2025 Fire College, Chop Shop RX Instructors Randy Wells and Eric Herbst highlighted key ways to limit the exertion on your body when carrying and using extrication tools. Check it out! VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: How do you operate on a 20 minute cut job when you don’t have relief? The minute you start to …
In this episode, “Training To Perform Under Pressure” instructor, Adam Ritsch provides a quick tip for tying your ladder halyards off on the fireground. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: I’ll throw this to the window and the victim reaches out to grab the ladder out of distress if they pull on that at all. In theory, it’s separating just enough that my dog’s …
In this episode, “Training To Perform Under Pressure” instructor, Adam Ritsch provides insight for knowing what angles ladders can be utilized and how to best utilize them as a tool to help you, not hurt you. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: What about ladder angles? What angle do we typically want to throw our ground ladders up against the building? So usually one …
In this episode, “Training To Perform Under Pressure” instructor, Adam Ritsch provides insight for knowing what ladders can be married up and how that applies to the fireground. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: What about how my ladders marry up to each other, so each extension ladder marries up with a specific straight ladder. What are those sizes that marry up 24 and …
In this episode, “Training To Perform Under Pressure” instructor, Adam Ritsch provides an overview of ground ladders and their limitations, providing firefighters with knowledge of their weapon. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: Have y’all seen how they test these things? Typically test it annually. They’ve been the living mess out ’em. They put a giant weight in the middle and they flex this …
In this episode, “Training To Perform Under Pressure” instructor, Adam Ritsch gives an overview of “knowing your weapon” when it comes to the roof ladder. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: What’s kind of unique about that straight ladder or the roof ladder? Hooks on both ends, and you’ve got the butt spurs on both ends, right? Really, really nice. It’s, it’s bi-directional at …
In this episode, “Training To Perform Under Pressure” instructor, Adam Ritsch encourages firefighters to set up a drill at their stations to train in their own environment. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: Train well with ladders. Don’t just throw to an empty brick wall and be like, yep, we’re good. We covered it for the month. You’ll notice in the fire service is …
