BY JASON HOEVELMANN
Firefighters are always resourceful. No matter what the circumstances, they will almost always find a way to accomplish their goal, which in training is always a great thing.
Recently, one of my captains pulled me aside, giddy with excitement. Leading me to my office, he was eager to show me pictures of the training his crew and some volunteers had done a few days before. When he popped a disk of photos in the computer, I was pleasantly surprised: Firefighters, wearing full turnout gear with self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and face masks covered with hoods, were on breathing air as they crawled around a school playground, following a rope around obstacles and over uneven surfaces. There were no doors or walls to follow, and the rope crossed itself in many places, making following it with gloved hands difficult at best. It was a great sight.
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