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2024-11-17 -Land of the Free

Hero firefighter reveals how he rescued two-year-old boy from burning apartment building

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Posted by Skidmark 2024-11-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11150 views ] Top

#1 If there are funds left over, get a thermal imager for that department.

Posted by Super Hose 2024-11-17 10:43|| 2024-11-17 10:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Some 70% plus firefighters in the US are volunteers.

Its a tough gig, on call 24 hours, plus meeting life regulations of being in-shape and proper for such activities.

See, a cracking fireplace is romantic. A cracking structure is noisy of all comprehension - loss of sight and hearing, absolutely dangerous, interior attack nevermind rescue is, well, Wow. I had the opportunity to share an evening with some Afghan vets from 82nd and even they were like geebus Dude. Sheet man, they gave me coins, and didn't understand why.

OK, Thermals are fine, they have their place, but in my handbag they are good passive information, like finding an eject from a vehicle crash. There is a lot of background fuzz if the environment is hot. Sometimes, it is the Mark 1 eye and ears - And Training. It is Heinleinian; shit fails.

We train S&R by putting on all the kit, then lumber the head by putting on a cut lawn and leaf trash bag over the head, and run a dungeon crawl in a maze made of sideways tables and whatnot. It is 3D Braille.

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-11-17 20:24|| 2024-11-17 20:24|| Front Page Top

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