Day 3 of the technical rescue drill, the brothers from C Shift joined up with their counterparts from Roanoke City and Roanoke County B shift personnel for the third and final day of the Division 6 Technical Rescue Team Quarterly Drill. The drill for this quarter is focused on trench rescue, with a twist. The final day scenario was different than the first two. A worker was pinned beneath two pipes in an unsecured trench. This scenario involved a lifting problem in addition to shoring the trench.
A good job by everybody, a break for lunch, some shuffling of personnel, then back to some more trench training.
The rest of the drill focused on getting hands on time setting trench panels and shores, discussing different shoring situations and safety.
Overall a very good three days of training and lesson learned.
On day 2 of the technical rescue drill, the brothers from B Shift joined up with their counterparts from Roanoke City and Roanoke County A shift personnel for the second day of the Division 6 Technical Rescue Team Quarterly Drill. The drill for this quarter is focused on trench rescue, with a twist. The second day the scenario changed a bit. The team was given information that a worker was standing at the corner of a T shaped trench, when the corner broke loose, dropping the worker into the trench pinning them between a concrete pipe and the wall of the trench.
The scenario went well, and as usual everybody worked very well together. After a debriefing and some lunch, the team was presented with an afternoon scenario, which was very similar to the Day 1 scenario. The placement of the mannequin was somewhat different along with a different placement of the pipe in the trench.
The team took a different approach on how to free the victim from underneath the bucket of the backhoe, by setting up for a lift of the arm of the the backhoe using airbags at the top of the trench.
Just as the team was making final preparations for the lift, the earthquake put a damper on the rest of training. The brothers from Roanoke City had to pack up and head back into the city to assist with the increased number of calls. Well, maybe next time. Another good day of training
The brothers from A Shift joined up with their counterparts from Roanoke City and Roanoke County for the first day of the Division 6 Technical Rescue Team Quarterly Drill. The drill for this quarter is focused on trench rescue, with a twist. The team members were presented with a construction worker that was operating a backhoe placing drain pipe, when he jumped off of the backhoe and into the trench to adjust the chain on a section of pipe. A hydraulic failure occurred pinning the operator between the pipe and bucket of the backhoe.
The team was tasked with stabilizing the trench, and then the boom of the backhoe to be able to remove the victim.
As always, a day of good hard work,and brotherhood. Stay tuned for tomorrow's report from the trenches
The crew's of the 2 House would like to congratulate Senior Firefighter Mike Christley on his promotion to Lieutenant.
Mike will be assigned to C Shift, and we wish him the best of luck.
* The picture was taken during a highly scientific experiment that was conducted to determine the number of ketchup packets it takes to refill a bottle of ketchup. That number is 140.
Deepest condolences and prayers to the family of Lt. Todd Krodle and the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department. Lt Krodle fell through the roof of an apartment building during a three alarm fire today. More information can be found at Statter911.
Condolences and prayers go out to the family of Captain Jeffery Bowen 37, a 13 year veteran of the Asheville, NC Fire Department was killed yesterday while battling a fire in a five story commercial structure. Seven others were injured during the fire, with one firefighter being sent to a burn unit. That firefighter is expected to bee released soon. More information can be found at Statter911.
Holy cow! It's been a minute since I posted last. I can tell you from first hand experience, being on the injured reserve list is no fun. The physical therapy is no joke either, I really think these people have side jobs working for the government interrogating suspected terrorist. So, let's catch up on a few things.
The 2 House had the usual mix of bells, smells and sick person calls, the B Shifters had a small pin job, with multiple injuries, the C Shifters got in some good vehicle stabilization training, and now this week the Salem Fair has started up. The Salem Fair is definitely the place to go if you want to people watch or find out where The Maury Show or Jerry Springer get some of the people for their shows.
That's a quick condensed version of the 2 House happenings, still have a few more things to share next week. Don't forget to check out what's happening in the world of Captain Willie Wines at Iron Fireman, and Lt Rhett Fleitz at The Fire Critic.
In closing, a video from one helluva brother, Joe Brown a technician at DCFD Truck 17. The video was shot last 4th of July in the District. Check out his blog Just Looking Busy.
Everybody have a safe and fun holiday weekend, and say an extra prayer for our men and women in the military deployed around the world.
