Lakewood Fire Department Trains On The Cliffs While Working A Full Day
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 3:36 pm
One of the reasons Lakewood Fire Department is so good is that they constantly train. We have covered them training for ice rescues, water rescues, building rescues, accident rescues, hostage rescues, chemical dump rescues. What I have never mentioned is that all of this happens while they are working. Today it really came home as I stopped by the Cliff Rescue Training, and the calls came flying in.
On top of Stinchcomb, Lakewood Fire Department had set gear to training and retrain firefighters in cliff rescues.
Lakewood is bordered on two sides by step cliffs and water. This adds more training and more kinds of calls they could be called on.
Practicing on the basket. This can be pulled up a cliff with a person strapped in. Or lowered down the cliff. It can also be picked up by a helicopter if needed.
Strapped in, and ready to get out!
Moving on to walking a person up the cliff.
A volunteer victim, played by a full time firefighter waits to get rescued.
Another at the top of the cliff checks to makes sure everything can handle the weight.
Heads down the cliff to save the victim.
After getting him into a harness, the safety rope is released, and he is pulled back up the cliff.
Which was steeper than it appeared in the photos.
You can see all the photos here: http://lakewoodobserver.com/photoblogs/ ... f-training
It is always a pleasure to watch the fine people work and train. We are very lucky indeed!
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On top of Stinchcomb, Lakewood Fire Department had set gear to training and retrain firefighters in cliff rescues.
Lakewood is bordered on two sides by step cliffs and water. This adds more training and more kinds of calls they could be called on.
Practicing on the basket. This can be pulled up a cliff with a person strapped in. Or lowered down the cliff. It can also be picked up by a helicopter if needed.
Strapped in, and ready to get out!
Moving on to walking a person up the cliff.
A volunteer victim, played by a full time firefighter waits to get rescued.
Another at the top of the cliff checks to makes sure everything can handle the weight.
Heads down the cliff to save the victim.
After getting him into a harness, the safety rope is released, and he is pulled back up the cliff.
Which was steeper than it appeared in the photos.
You can see all the photos here: http://lakewoodobserver.com/photoblogs/ ... f-training
It is always a pleasure to watch the fine people work and train. We are very lucky indeed!
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