Host Bob Duemmel hosted a roundtable podcast at Firehouse World in San Diego last month. He was joined by Kent Freeman, owner of California Health and Rescue Training and Todd Fetters, a captain with the City of Hemet, CA, Fire Department.
Listen as they talk about the current state and future outlook of technical rescue in California. The group discusses how budget challenges are impacting responders in many ways.
The three talk about new technologies and various regulations that govern emergency responders and they share a few operational methods that are being employed by responders on the the West Coast that can be adapted to any department around the country.
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.