The Buzz on Technical Rescue: Technical and Tactical Tips for Tower Rescue
Host Bob Duemmel and Kent Freeman, owner of Californian Health and Rescue Training, discuss emrgency responses to various types of towers.
Freeman, who recently retired as a captain with the City of Roseville, CA Fire Department, shares valuable safety and operational tips for working in and around these unique structures.
Listen as he shares how to identify hazards, tower designs, pros-and-cons of ground- and tower-based rescues and more. Freeman details ways that fire departments can adapt current equipment caches for these calls, and the various specialized pieces of equipment are also explained.
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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.