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This is from the Czech Republic. That pump primes faster than mine. And those pants are tighter.
Some more competitions - excuse the music.
Competition, Firefighting | in Video Tico Titanium makes a halligan bar out of titanium. Half the weight of steel - less then 6 pounds... but more than twice the cost- $600. ($610 for the 30 inch model with eyelets for a strap)
The reduced weight would be great for lugging around, but when it comes to driving the claw into a door jamb or other tight space, that weight of the bar might be missed.
Firefighting, Halligan, Tools | in Equipment KRIV transmission tower in Houston, TX. Google Earth link. OSHA doesn't requires fall protection - at least for the first 6 feet.
Löschpanzer Hurricane (Firefighting tank), 1991-93.
This vehicle is basically a MiG-21 engine on a T-55 chassis. The fire extinguishing procedure is called ‘aerosol method’ and works with finely atomized water and a jet engine. In this process the water is delivered in the exhaust plume of a jet engine, atomized by and through the exhaust gas stream over and it’s launched to a long distance. The main effect achieved is a cooling in a range of about 100 m.
The vehicle is displayed today at the Deutsches Feuerwehr-Museum Fulda.
Photo: The Mother of Invention - Science vs Tradition
Info: BOS-Fahrzeuge.info
Firefighting, Tank | in Apparatus Came across this video a few years ago and immediately bought the DVD. Great video of this extreme sport that has firefighters jumping off trucks at 80 miles an hour holding a 120-pound ladder. http://www.trianglepark.net/
The MPD’s high-efficiency pulley, with an integral rope-grab mechanism, means it can be used as a lowering device on the main line and belay line systems and be quickly changed over to a raising system without switching out or replacing hardware. The combination of essential features into a single device simplifies on-scene rigging, expediting the rescue. Buy here.
Rescue, Rope Rescue | in Equipment Warning: long video, but some great examples of extreme fire behaviour.
The Canberra bushfires of 2003 caused severe damage to the outskirts of Canberra, the Australian capital city. Almost 70% of the Australian Capital Territory’s pasture, forests and nature parks were severely damaged, and most of the renowned Mount Stromlo Observatory was destroyed. After burning for a week around the edges of the ACT, the fires entered the suburbs of Canberra on 18 January 2003. Over the next ten hours, four people died and more than 500 homes were destroyed or severely damaged, requiring a significant relief and reconstruction effort. from Wikipedia
Australia, Firefighting, Wildland | in Video
GRIMPday is an international, multidisciplinary technical rope rescue competition which takes place every October in Namur. The fourth edition was a face-off between 23 teams, from Belgium, France, Great Britain, Switzerland and Germany. The participants were firefighters, soldiers, police officers, rescuers, etc. All are members of GRIMP - Groupe de Reconnaissance et dIntervention en Milieu Périlleux (Reconnaissance and Intervention in Dangerous Environments Group). In teams of six and observed by evaluators, participants carried out a series of practical exercises on a timed and graded course: vertical evacuation of a victim, Tyrolean traverse, rappelling, underground progression, stretcher evacuation on a hill, etc.
Competition, GRIMPday, Rescue, Rope Rescue | in Video
This is a great tool if you live in earthquake country, or for first-responder firefighting or rescue folks. I imagine that with a sledge hammer, gloves, and this tool you could tear apart a whole woodframe house in a matter of hours. Everything you need is in the box, including the big Phillips-head screwdriver and adjustable wrench you might need for switching configurations around.
From Cool Tools:
The Alien Bees Vagabond Mini is a lithium battery pack which gives USB and AC power, and includes battery, inverter, and charger. It will run any AC device less than 300 watts. $240
Electrical, Rescue | in Equipment Show us what you 'everyday carry'. Submit a photo and description of what you carry in your station gear, in your turnout gear, or even away from the station. PocketDump@firerescuetech.com
http://weatherspark.comWeatherSpark is an impressive collection of weather data, graphs, and tools. This great site lets you visualize weather data in different ways and from different sources.
Cutting edge from 80 years ago... Built in decon?
German Firemen Protected by Odd Sprinkler System
IT’S a far cry from the old bucket brigade to modern fire-fighting efficiency. Even now the American fireman is known as a “smoke-eater,” but that term would hardly fit the present day fire laddie in Germany, for with the new portable sprinkler system adopted by some of the larger cities of that country a fireman may approach quite close to the flames without becoming singed.
The outfit, which looks like a deep sea diver’s uniform is equipped with a sprinkler helmet which operates off a connection attached to the nozzle of the hose. The fireman can control the spray by a simple movement of a hand lever.
Firefighting, Old School | in Equipment