Ronin Safety and Rescue staff recently spent time at the NATO airbase in Papa, Hungary to train Hungarian military members in Confined...

Well this year was Ronin’s fifth year at GRIMP Day.  Really, it is hard to believe. We have met so many great people in and out of the...

Four years ago Arc Teryx provided our GRIMP Team 7 Khard packs for use during the competition (and after).  As we have just completed the...

When a confined space rescue standby team arrives on a site there are many documents they require.  A hazard assessment, entry procedure,...

The Petzl Rope Trip is everything you would expect from Petzl. Having attended GRIMP Day in the past and seeing the type of event Petzl...

The SPRAT conference this year was held in conjunction with the Petzl Rope Trip and I am sure Salt Lake City, Utah didn’t know what hit...

-Article courtesy of Mike Scott In case you missed it, you can read Part One: Selecting the right UAV here There is a lot to think about...

Overseas, rescue teams such as the Brigade des sapeurs-pompiers de Paris (BSPP) and Tokyo Fire Brigade, sacrifice a large degree of...

In this video, Pat discusses the Traverse 540 Rescue Belay. Overview of the device as well as demonstrations for rigging. What do you...

For many Rescue Technicians, the opportunity to train in a real live environment isn’t something that happens everyday. We try to make...

Ronin staff have provided rescue standby services on sites across the country.  As part of this service we are frequently asked to...

In 2014 Scott Young received The David Balfour Churchill Fellowship to “advance fire fighter safety by studying overseas developments in...

I have a unique view on the support required to maintain a properly equipped and trained technical rescue team. I have spent 15 years as...

Is everyone on the same page? This article is to see if the NIMS 100 and 200 level classes are followed or just blown over because we all...

Last week Mark introduced us to some of the issues involved in maintaining supposed “Special Ops” teams in the fire service. Today he...

In the fire service specialty disciplines such as Technical Rescue and Hazardous Materials Teams are often lumped under the “Special...

-Article courtesy of Mike Scott With the cost and size of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV’s) shrinking we are seeing more and more teams...

In this video, Pat discusses the Sparrow 200; another self-braking descender for rescue purposes. Overview of the device as well as...

Often during a confined space rescue there is limited room. Hence the name – Confined Space Rescue! In an industrial setting this is not...

In this video, Pat discusses the Petzl I’D; a self-braking descender for rescue. Overview of the device as well as demonstrations for...