Join host Bob Duemmel as he talks with Battalion Chief Brian Kazmierzak about various close calls related to technical rescue operations. Kazmierzak is the training chief for the Penn Township Fire Dept. in Mishawaka, IN, and also serves as the co-chair of the Indiana Fire Chiefs Association Technical Rescue Team.
Kazmierzak has been involved several recent NIOSH LODD investigations related to the technical rescue field. He discusses the value of the acronym "FAILURE" and how it can be used to make both response and training scenarios safer.
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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.