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Exterior Water Application
Los Angeles Fire Department Training Services Section video on exterior water application.
Personal Escape Systems - Window Clearing, Anchoring and Exit Techniques
This video demonstrates various methods for clearing windows and some, (NOT ALL) of the options for establishing an anchor when deploying a Personal Escape System. During training always utilize fall arrest protection when practicing from any elevation. This should include both a belay line and full body harness. None of the anchoring techniques shown in this video should ever be deployed in a real life emergency without first learning and practicing them in a safe and controlled environment. Not every technique will work in every situation and not every anchoring option available is shown in this video. Regardless of the...
The Bear Crawl Hose Advancement Method
Often times we are faced with limited staffing on our engine companies. The bear craw method allows for a rapid method for interior hose line advancement up a set of stairs.
RIT: Window to Door Conversion
Time management is a major component in RIT. This training tip offers a solution to retracing your RIT Search Team's path and getting the downed firefighter out sooner.