Are we paper working ourselves to the point of creating a greater hazard?
When a confined space rescue standby team arrives on a site there are many documents they require. A hazard assessment, entry procedure,...
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May 3, 20164 min read
2016 Petzl Rope Trip
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...
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Apr 26, 20163 min read
2016 SPRAT Conference & Petzl Rope Trip Part 2
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...
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Apr 19, 20165 min read
Drone Use in SAR – Part Two: Preparation and Operation
-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...
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Mar 9, 20167 min read
Special Ops – Part Four – Speed vs Safety
Overseas, rescue teams such as the Brigade des sapeurs-pompiers de Paris (BSPP) and Tokyo Fire Brigade, sacrifice a large degree of...
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Mar 3, 20161 min read
Equipment Review: Traverse 540 Rescue Belay
In this video, Pat discusses the Traverse 540 Rescue Belay. Overview of the device as well as demonstrations for rigging. What do you...
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Mar 1, 20165 min read
Rescue Training in Live Environments: My Experience Aboard the USSNC
For many Rescue Technicians, the opportunity to train in a real live environment isn’t something that happens everyday. We try to make...
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Feb 28, 20163 min read
Digitalization of Safety?
Ronin staff have provided rescue standby services on sites across the country. As part of this service we are frequently asked to...
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Feb 25, 20164 min read
Advancing Vertical Rescue in Australia: A Worldwide Fact Finding Report
In 2014 Scott Young received The David Balfour Churchill Fellowship to “advance fire fighter safety by studying overseas developments in...
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Feb 18, 20163 min read
Special Ops – Part Three – Support required for a Fire Service Technical Rescue Team
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...
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Feb 18, 20163 min read
NIMS ICS for Technical Rescue Incidents
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...
Ronin
Feb 15, 20167 min read
Special Ops – Part Two – Training required for a Fire Service Technical Rescue Team
Last week Mark introduced us to some of the issues involved in maintaining supposed “Special Ops” teams in the fire service. Today he...
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Feb 10, 20165 min read
Special Ops – Part One – Certification and Competency
In the fire service specialty disciplines such as Technical Rescue and Hazardous Materials Teams are often lumped under the “Special...
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Feb 4, 20166 min read
Drone Use in SAR – Part One: Selecting the Right UAV
-Article courtesy of Mike Scott With the cost and size of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV’s) shrinking we are seeing more and more teams...
Ronin
Jan 29, 20161 min read
Equipment Review: Sparrow 200
In this video, Pat discusses the Sparrow 200; another self-braking descender for rescue purposes. Overview of the device as well as...
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Jan 18, 20163 min read
The Split 4 to 1 M.A.
Often during a confined space rescue there is limited room. Hence the name – Confined Space Rescue! In an industrial setting this is not...
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Jan 8, 20161 min read
Equipment Review: Petzl ID
In this video, Pat discusses the Petzl I’D; a self-braking descender for rescue. Overview of the device as well as demonstrations for...
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Jan 4, 201610 min read
RIT: Graduating From a Joke to Professionalism
It was a sunny warm morning around in July of 2001. One of those mornings, that it is great to live on the West Coast. Not too warm,...
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Dec 23, 20152 min read
Lessons Learned at GRIMP Day: Dual Team Command
Each year, I get the evaluation sheets from the teams who took part in the Grimpday. After reading it , I have noticed that there is...
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Dec 12, 20153 min read
The Other Side of Search and Rescue
When most hear the term SAR (Search and Rescue), they think of a group in brightly coloured jackets surrounding a lost hiker or a basket...
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