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  • Jun. 11, 2012
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    Calgary Finds Success with Consolidated Technical-Rescue Teams 1

    Recently, the CFD consolidated the traditionally separate technical teams into an Operational Technical Team Portfolio. The grouping allows the department to better coordinate and manage the efforts of the teams to meet ever increasing operational requirements and budget priorities....More
  • Jan. 1, 2012
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    Harrowing, and Then Some (with Related Videos) 1

    Confined-spaces rescues arguably are the scariest, most challenging incidents that a fire department faces....More
  • Jul. 1, 2011
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    What Goes Up Must Come Down 1

    Here's a primer for ensuring safe and effective response to emergency incidents involving elevators....More
  • Jan. 1, 2011
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    Train Like You Play

    Apply the same procedures and standards that you use for confined-space incidents to your training regimen to improve safety....More
  • Jun. 23, 2010
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    IAFC Issues Stand-Down Order for Confined-Space Rescues

    Chiefs are asked to have all personnel immediately review and discuss applicable departmental policies and procedures to minimize the risk to firefighters in confined spaces and related technical-rescue incidents....More
  • Jan. 1, 2010
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    Tight Moves

    Survival and escape planning, RIT back up, and proper action planning, are essential to confined-space operations....More
  • Jul. 1, 2008
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    Otis Ready

    As elevator technology advances, officers must ensure rescuers have a specific knowledge base....More
  • Jul. 1, 2006
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    Permit Required

    Over the last decade, fire departments and districts have assumed responsibility for an increasingly broader range of special operations. Today there's...More
  • Jul. 1, 2005
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    Tight TEAMS

    Confined-space rescues are deceptively dangerous. Seemingly straight-forward operations tempt our natural instinct to jump in and save someone, but confined...More
  • Jul. 1, 2004
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    Access Denied

    A worker and a rescuer die inside the floating cover of a sewage digester. One worker and one rescuer die in a storm sewer that's under construction....More
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