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"Introduction to Heavy Rescue"
"Introduction to Heavy Rescue"
Chris Boulay
Chris Boulay
Saturday Afternoon13:00 - 16:30
Sunday Morning 08:00 - 11:30
Students will require bunker gear, eye protection, and extrication/working gloves.
Synopsis
his class will introduce firefighters to the physics involved in Heavy Rescue and the 5-Step Process for Heavy Rescue. Firefighters will learn the principles of identifying the load, stabilizing large vehicles to "Stop the Crush," lowering the smaller vehicle, lifting the larger vehicle, and separating the vehicles to perform extrication of entrapped victims. The firefighters will be instructed in the use of equipment designed for Heavy Rescue.
Some of the equipment that will be covered will include struts, airbags, chains, jacks, come-alongs, winches, pickets, and grip hoists. The firefighters will also learn how to prevent unwanted lateral movement of the load when lifting using this equipment. Firefighters will then put these skills to use in 3 common scenarios that any department may face.
These scenarios will include a vehicle that has been driven into a building, a victim pinned under a vehicle or large load, and an underride (a smaller vehicle is pinned underneath a large vehicle).
Note: Students will require bunker gear, eye protection, and extrication/working gloves.
Bio
Chris Boulay is a Lieutenant with the Moncton Fire Department assigned to Truck 4. He is a second-generation firefighter with over 27 years’ experience. He began his career as a volunteer firefighter in June of 1997 in his hometown of Donnelly Alberta. He then took a full-time position with the Yellowknife Fire Division in April of 2004, where he served until being hired by the Moncton Fire Department in September 2008. Chris has been an instructor for over 18 years and is currently an Instructor for the NBCC Fire Service Program and a Hands-On-Training Instructor for the Southeastern Firefighters Association. He is also a co-owner and lead instructor for Advanced Rescue Training.
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