Two Person Hose Team – ‘When Things Go Bad’
Hose Management
“Make sure our extrication is patient driven and not ego driven.”
Beaver Lane Fire & Rescue Chief, Toranze Lee
Vehicle Extrication
Treat fireground training like a buffet table
Beaver Lane Fire & Rescue Chief Toranze Lee likens firefighting training to a buffet table, capping off this six-week Heavy Lifting and Stabilization Training series. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: “Make sure our extrication is patient driven and not ego driven.” INSTRUCTOR TIPS Make sure our extrication is patient driven and not ego driven. Just because you do something all the time a …
“Everything we teach, use it as a buffet table. We all know we go to the buffet bar, ‘Hey I want to try this. I want to try that.’ If I don’t want to try that, I leave it at the table.”
— Chief Toranze Lee | Beaver Lane Fire & Rescue
“Think of a Ratchet as a Gear Shift”
Ratchet Training
Vehicle Stabilization
“‘Never put your hand in the mouth of an alligator. Always stick them in the ass.’ So wrap it from the back, that way you keep your hands out.”
Ratchet 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
“When you need length and strength, you need to go to the Paratechs.”
Nick Griffin, Beaver Lane Fire Department — Heavy Lifting and Stabilization Training
Vehicle Stabilization
“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