Like most TR Instructors I know, I’ve fielded my share of questions from people who either have (or are working toward) TR certification about the new standard – NFPA 1006 2013 edition. Some questions are simple confusion, but others are so far off base that you have to wonder who is spreading this layer of […]… Continue Reading
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Confined Space Training
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Confined Space Training – 4/14/2013 Sunday was scenario-based training in a live environment – Simulators and carefully scripted evolutions are all fine and good, but it’s hard to beat the value of a real problem in a real environment. This was an old hand-dug well 25 feet deep. “Old” is the key word here, since […]… Continue Reading
There is an old adage “If the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem becomes a nail”. In rescue, we often fall into the trap of thinking we only have one or two tools, and as a result the options we have for solving a specific problem are consciously limited. Fact is, you […]… Continue Reading