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Members of the Saginaw Fire Department Special Operations Team dangled off the side of their training tower to practice rope ...
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“We were on our tiny boat. We saw this floating city just coming at us and then they throw a rope ladder and I looked at it. I'm like, OK, we're gonna have to climb that and it was tricky ...
“I get in the water, it’s neck deep, cold, coldest water I’ve every felt and I find the tree that he’s on, get on the stump of it and I have Jeff and Tyler throw a rope to me so they get ...
Pulley/rope compatibility Rope that’s 11 mm is making great headway into the fire service. This opens up the option for smaller and lighter equipment. Throw bag rope typically is 11 mm and smaller.
LCSO Swift Water Rescue Technicians and firefighters quickly joined the rescue effort by deploying throw ropes and coordinating with the bystanders.
She arrived at the scene in less than five minutes, equipped with a department-issued throw rope and flotation device. After removing her duty belt, she entered the near-freezing pond and swam to ...
She grabbed a department-issued throw rope and flotation device, removed her duty belt, entered the near-freezing pond and swam to the girl. Archer secured the girl and returned to shore, where ...
He handed it off to me,” Marston said. He gave one end of the rope to another rescuer named Javier. “He was able to throw the rope to her. She caught it like a champ,” Marston said.
SMFR noted that firefighters are trained to perform on-ice surface rescues, but are also equipped with ice rescue suits, helmets and rope bags. The throw bags with rope can be tossed to a victim ...