The Buzz on Technical Rescue: The Changing World of USAR Response

Todd Fetters and I talk about some of the changes in USAR training and other updates regarding disaster responses. We also take a look at some of the new technologies that are hitting the market and how they impact a team’s response.
Sept. 23, 2013
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Bob Duemmel and Todd Fetters discuss the changing world of urban search and rescue, including new technology and tools to help rescue teams in unique situations.

Fetters recently retired as a fire captain in California is a member of a USAR incident support team and a USAR instructor. He joined CA-TF 6 in 1992.

The two discuss changesbeing made to USAR training and how funding and grants are impacting local and state technical response teams. The two dive into the myriad of technology that technical rescue teams are seeing hit the market in an attempt to making life-saving rescuers easier in the precarious rescue scenarios teams often face. 

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Bob Duemmel
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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.

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