“A man was skateboarding in an empty pool when he broke his leg,” said Ramos. The rope-rescue system is used to get people out of areas they cannot get out of by themselves, said Ramos. These systems come in handy when rescues must be performed in precarious situations. “There’s always a higher level of training, and that’s what we’re shooting for.” “Even though at this point we’re at a good level of training, I would like to bring (our skill level) even higher by incorporating high-line rescue training and Stokes-basket rescue training,” said Vehara. Rope-rescue systems have many different applications, such as high-angle rescue, which was conducted during the training, confined-space rescue and low-angle rescue, said Kevin Ramos, assistant fire chief, MCBJFD.

Firemen then positioned themselves above the victim, and, through a system of pullies, lowered one firefighter down to make contact and safely lower the victim to the ground, said Vehara. The firefighters set up a scenario during which someone working in an elevated position on a building became stuck. It’s something that you have to constantly practice.” “It’s not like riding a bike or driving a car where once you learn the skill basically you’re good.

“You need to keep your skill levels up,” said Tamotsu Vehara, a driver and engineer for the fire department. Your Responsibilities: Before You ArriveĬAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan - Firefighters yell back and forth as they carefully lower the victim to safety.įirefighters with the Marine Corps Bases Japan Fire Department conducted rope-rescue training on Camp Foster to sharpen their skills Aug.Temporary Quarters Subsistence Allowance.US Labor Management & Employee Relations.

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