Firefighter rescue is one of the most challenging situations you’ll ever face on the fireground. The only event likely to be more stressful than performing a firefighter rescue is an individual fireground emergency. When faced with an individual emergency, your ability to calmly deal with the situation will be your most challenging obstacle. When faced with rescuing a firefighter-teamwork, communication, and focus will be the most difficult factors to control.
Firefighter rescue involves assisting or removing a firefighter from a troubled location or situation on the fireground. The rescue may be as simple as guiding the firefighter to the outside (safety) or as complicated as extricating the firefighter from a collapse or entanglement, securing his air supply with a new source, and removing him from the structure. Sometimes the complexity is based on the situation; sometimes it is based on a lack of preparation.
Firefighter rescue can be broken down into three possible scenarios:
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