Host Bob Duemmel talked with veteran rescuers Stan Klopfenstein and Kent Freeman about the realm of trench rescue during a live podcast at Firehouse World this week. Klopfenstein is a division chief with the Santa Fe Springs, CA, Fire Department. Kent Freeman is captain with the Roseville, CA, Fire Department and owner of California Health & Rescue Training.
The group discusses recent trench rescue incidents and the regulations around trench rescue and the related NFPA standards.
They move to scene management and the priorities and how to establish an incident action plan. They move into the available protective systems and critical victim removal tactics and strategies.
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This podcast was recorded at Firehouse World earlier this week.
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.