Thursday, October 10, 1991
Rescue Me:
Local firefighters take the quick route down
b Vick Sn der
The Collegian
Recently firefighters from
seven local companies found
themselves at the literal end of
their rope as they finished up a
four-day rope rescue class in the
Wintergreen Gorge.
Firefighters, including
Behrend students Alan Otto,
Brian Creager, David Mahoney,
Rob Petrone and Mark Owens,
spent three days in the
Wintergreen Gorge learning basic
repelling techniques and a final
day out in North East repelling
off of a 110 ft. railroad tressel.
Participating companies included
Brookside, Kuhl Hose, Belle
Valley, Greenfield, Elgin/Beaver
Dam, Fairview and Albion.
F.I.R.E.S. (Firefighting
Instruction and Rescue
Educational Services), a
nationally-recognized rope rescue
school, taught the 30-hour
course.
Jacque Greiff, head instructor
for F.1.R.E.5., explained what
the firefighters were learning.
"We're teaching them things
like self-rescue because you are
either a part of the problem or a
part of the solution," he said.
"Becoming part of the
solution includes learning basic
repelling techniques such as rope
change-overs, ascent and Stokes
basket principles, so emergency
personnel can rescue a victim as
quickly and safely as possible."
Greiff added that students were
also learning how to "package"
patients to keep them
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