Good Articles, etc.

[CFMJay]

Wondering if anyone could point me toward some good articles, etc. on 2in 2out and RIT and FAST. ANy help is appreciated.

Jay

[e33]

Fire Engineering
July 1997 :"The RIT Officer" Rick Lasky

December 1998: "AWARE, A Life Saving Plan for Rescuing Trapped Firefighters" Jay B. Olson

June 1997: "Techniques for Firefighter Rescues" Rick Lasky

March 1998: "The Firefighter Who Has Fallen through the Floor" Rick Lasky and Ray Hoff

December 1997: "Moving the Downed Firefighter Up a Stairwell" Rick Lasky and Tom Shervino

May 1998: "Designing a Firefighter Survival Training Aid" Rick Lasky

April 1998: "Removing a Downed Firefighter From a Tight Room and Window" Rick Lasky and Sal Marchese

April 1993: Confined Space Claims Denver Firefighter in a Tragic Building Fire" David McGrail and Jack Rodgers.

New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control "Firefighter Survival" Workbook.

These are all that I have in front of me, I would Imagine there are several articles in the 1999 issues but Fire Engineering does the best RIT articles I have read.







These are a few pics we took at a class that we held in December. Just for the heck of it, I just wanted to see if this attacment process works.


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[CFMJay]

E-33-----Thanks for the info--nice pictures

[FF Brin]

Wow E33, thanks for the extensive list on RIT, but you seem to have missed one more inportant RIT article;
Fire Engineering April 1999 "Engine Company Support of RIT/FAST Operations" by Andrew A. Fredericks. 15 pages and chock full of information.
Anyone who sends me their snail mail address, I will mail a copy out to you.

-FF Brin, prof trained call firefighter

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[MFDLtBock]

Gentlemen, you have listed many excellent articles. Please allow me to contribute a few that were missed. I think that you will find them all very informative!

Fire Engineering:
Approaching a downed firefighter.
Rick Lasky and Rick Kolomay
Sept. '97

The RIT checklist.
Rick Kolomay and Bob Hoff
Jan. '98

Designing a firefighter survival training aid.
Rick Lasky
May '98

RIT rope drag.
Art Donahue
Feb. '99

Search and Rescue Part 1.
Bill Gustin
Aug. '98

Search and Rescue Part 2.
Bill Gustin
Sept. '98

Search and Rescue Part 3.
Bill Gustin
Oct. '98

Two-IN/Two-OUT rule
Various writers
Feb. 2000

Firehouse:
RIT: A fireground safety factor.
Robert W. Cobb
May '98

RIT: Are you ready for the search?
James K. Crawford
April '99

I hope that I haven't missed any. Your local library should have these issues of the magazines listed. If not try the local college.
Reap the benefits of vast amounts of knowledge my brothers. Remember... you can never be prepared enough for this situation.


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Scott Bock
Lieutenant/Paramedic
Munson Fire Department
Munson, Ohio

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[Polarbear]

hehehehehehehe,,,,,ummmmmm ....uhhhh..OK wel to state the obvious... FIRE ENGINEERING?!?!
All from a competeing mag? Just picking on you...I subscribe there...
Another article recently from that publication is in the Roundtable section of the February 2000 issue. Two In Two Out Rule. Very informative. Contains an SOP from one of the departments.

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Robert T. Schorr FF/EMT/HMT
Northpole Fire Co (Watertown,Jefferson Co, NY)