Monday 31 December 2012

Fire fighting & Emergency response team training


Seven days were spent doing firefighting & emergency response team training at the Tas Fire training center. 


Over the seven days, subjects covered were;


Structural tactics


Confined space rescue techniques


Basic fire fighting


Breathing apparatus


Fire pump operation


Confined spaces


Foam systems


Hazardous material


Forensic investigation


Management


Highlights of the course were holding (trying to) the 63cm fire hose, removing victims from fire & smoke filled rooms using breathing apparatus,  boiling liquid gas fires and working as a team to fight fires and recover victims. The course was very demanding and hot hard work but also very rewarding. Some of us remained another day to do forensic investigation & management where we learnt to identify and preserve burnt bodies and to investigate the cause of fires. Both the instructors and facility were first class. Let’s hope we won’t have to use these skills down south, but fire remains one of our biggest threats in Antarctica.


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