Host Bob Duemmel talks with L.A. County Air Ops Training Cadre Hank Reimer about the variety of responses that the department's three fully-staffed helicopters can respond to around the clock.
Reimer shares a number of the missions that the air ops section can responded to and it is broken into four categories: support, EMS, fire suppression and technical rescue.
This podcast focuses on the large number of technical rescue incidents that L.A. County are dispatched to. Air crews can often effect rescues before ground crews arrive at the scene. They explore the myriad of night responses, including hoisting operations and how technology has been assist these crews. Reimer talks about the different type of water rescue incidents as well.
They discuss the cache of gear that the helicopters carry for the multitude of responses and how air and ground crew communicate and coordinate to mitigate an incident.
This podcast was recorded at Firehouse World in March.
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About the Author
Bob Duemmel
Bob Duemmel was the technical rescue editor for Firehouse Magazine and Firehouse.com. A deputy coordinator for Special Operations in Monroe County, NY he recently retired as a captain with the City of Rochester Fire Department. Bob's involvement in technical rescue is very diverse. He is the Plans Manager for New York Task Force-2 USAR Team, a member of the Western New York Incident Management Team and a member of the New York State Technical Rescue curriculum development team. He is a nationally certified instructor with a focus on technical rescue programs. He has delivered training to fire service, industrial, military and international rescue teams and has assisted with exercise evaluation for the United Kingdom and the European Union's USAR program. Bob has also participated in numerous USAR exercised as both a participant and evaluator. He hosted “The Buzz on Technical Rescue” podcast.