I do some volunteer firefighting in the area. I'm not always here but when I am, I'm actively involved. Much of it is training but we do often get calls because of limited resources. Last week we did a Rapid Extraction Training. It was similar to the video below except when we did it we were blind (wax paper in mask), had our air tanks on, and had to stay along the wall. Thus, it wasn't as clean and easy as seen in this video.
Yes....I dragged the victim (our live human dummy) but wasn’t allowed to stand up so I had to do it on my hands and knees. I could only pull like 6 inches each time but that was better than most. You can get worn out when your sweating like crazy.
If you ever had to pull a 200+lb person with gear along the ground in addition to your own gear you will know why you need to go to the gym. The biggest reason why firefighters die is heart attacks under pressure. I try and hit the gym regularly for many different reasons.
If you want to donate please leave a comment or contact and I will connect you with the fire department. We need a grass truck like $100K
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