Host Bob Duemmel hosted a roundtable podcast at Firehouse Expo in July with a variety of technical rescue team members. Bob's guest's include: FDNY Lt. Mickey Conboy, Elizabeth, NJ, Firefighter Michael Donahue, retired FDNY Battalion Chief Fred LaFemina and retired FDNY Captain Tony Tricarico.
Host Bob Duemmel talks with New Jersey Task Force 1 (NJTF-1) Rescue Leader Michael Daley and NJTF-1 Paramedic Sean Conboy about the July 16 parking garage collapse in Hackensack, NJ. This podcast was recorded during the live session of "The Buzz on Technical Rescue" at Firehouse Expo.
Bob Duemmel chats with veteran rescuer Rick Hickman about the realm of mine rescue operations. Hickman is the safety manager at Morton Salt in Painesville, OH, a member of the board of directors for the National Mine Rescue Association and president of the Northern Mine Rescue Association.
Rick, a 38-year veteran of mine rescue operations, shares his knowledge of mine rescue incidents and talks about the changes in the industry since it first began.
After a series of incidents where firefighters were seriously injured upon entering hazardous atmospheres at confined space incidents, this edition of The Buzz on Technical Rescue focuses on safety for first-due companies.
Host Bob Duemmel talks with retired Captain Pete Rizzo, who is president of Tech Rescue Corp.
Podcast host Bob Duemmel talks with retired FDNY Captain Tony Tricarico about elevator emergencies.
Tony discusses the evolution of elevators and shares the differences between the current elevator systems. He details the system components and controls of a variety of systems.
They talk through elevator emergency situation size-ups, utility controls and elevator access points. Tony offers a number of tricks, including elevator keys, forcible entry and the removal of trapped passengers.
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.
Host Bob Duemmel talks with three Southern California area firefighters about a recent cliff rescue at the Cabrillo National Monumen and rescue training throughout the state.
In the inaugural edition of "The Buzz on Technical Rescue," host Bob Duemmel talks with Fred LaFemina, who is the Chief in Charge of Rescue Operations for FDNY.
LaFemina talks about the challenges that USAR teams face when being deployed on an international mission and what guidelines they must meet. Some of the basic challenges the teams face in deployment include equipment, transportation, immunizations and the need for a passport.
Podcast host Bob Duemmel talks with Mike Donahue founder of Progressive Rescue in this edition of The Buzz on Technical Rescue.
Bob and Mike discuss various aspects of rope rescue operations during this session. They look at safety, equipment, knots and rigging related to rope rescue. Mike shares some thoughts on how a team or department functions at a rope rescue incident.
Host Bob Duemmel talks with New Jersey Task Force 1 member Michael Daley about the wide array of equipment carried by USAR teams on their deployments.
The two discuss the different types of search gear, breaking and breaching tools and shoring equipment. Hear how they transport the equipment from their base to the scene of a catastrophe and what they need to bring to be self-sufficient for the first 72 hours.
