{"id":8380,"date":"2012-07-10T12:45:35","date_gmt":"2012-07-10T18:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=8380"},"modified":"2012-07-10T12:45:35","modified_gmt":"2012-07-10T18:45:35","slug":"hazelwood-firefighters-will-handle-high-angle-rescues-on-blanchette-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=8380","title":{"rendered":"Hazelwood Firefighters will Handle High-Angle Rescues on Blanchette Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8381\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8381\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/hazelwood-firefighters-will-handle-high-angle-rescues-on-blanchette-bridge\/rocotraining-pg-11\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8381\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8381\" title=\"ROCOTraining   pg 11\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/ROCOTraining-pg-11-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8381\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">During a ROCO training scenario, a Hazelwood firefighter repels himself down the side of a building to rescue a simulated victim. He makes sure the victim is secured in the rescue basket and guides it up while being hoisted to the building\u2019s rooftop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Hazelwood Fire Department, in its capacity as a fully trained high-angle rescue response team, will be among the first to respond to any high-angle accidents that may occur during the two-year construction of the I-70 Blanchette Bridge.\u00a0 Hazelwood, along with Maryland Heights and Eureka, is one of the only municipalities in St. Louis County with fire departments that maintain this level of training certification and equipment support.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cSince construction on the westbound I-70 Blachette Bridge is expected to begin November 1<sup>st<\/sup>, Hazelwood firefighters have been participating in planning meetings with all agencies involved and will be performing hands-on training evolutions at the bridge,\u201d said Hazelwood Fire Chief Dave Radel.\u00a0 \u201cAfter closure of the westbound lanes, we will have a 30-day window to practice high-angle rescue operations from the bridge before the project begins.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All members of the Hazelwood Fire Department recently completed a course in the ROCO training program. This program is designed to give firefighters the tools and skills needed to manage a rescue from a high-angle position such as a commercial building rooftop or a confined space like a holding tank or deep culvert.\u00a0 Not only did the class provide a complete refresher course for those who may have done it before, it also\u00a0 offered up-to-speed training for new recruits for certification purposes.<\/p>\n<p>According to Chief Radel, \u201cWe brought in a professional trainer with \u2018chief instructor\u2019 status from the ROCO Rescue Company to complete the training for our department.\u00a0 We used someone who has worked with our firefighters in the past named Keith Shields.\u00a0 He is a consummate professional and works well with our group.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shields is a battalion chief who works for a municipal fire department near Vancouver, BC, Canada. While off-duty, he serves as an instructor for the ROCO Rescue Company, training firefighters and rescuers all over North America.\u00a0 Shields conducted four 10-hour training days for each of the three Hazelwood crews to complete their certification requirements.<\/p>\n<p>One of the scenarios they practiced involved having firefighters repel down the side of a building from the rooftop to rescue a simulated victim.\u00a0 They made sure the victim was secured in the rescue basket and then either hoisted the person up or down to safety using the aerial apparatus of a fire truck.\u00a0 \u201cThis type of training on a much larger scale will be needed, if the situation arises, for high-angle rescues from the bridge platform down to the river surface,\u201d Chief Radel added.<\/p>\n<p>Hazelwood firefighters will now continue with ongoing ROCO rescue training as part of their routine cycle of on-the-job certification 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