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Dangers of Swift Water Rescue and How Training Needs to Change
Dalan Zartman, a 20 year emergency response veteran, gives a breakdown of safety issues with outdoor swift water training, why current training puts communities at risk, and how training can and should be improved.
Floods are worsening every year. Where are first responders training?
By Barton Bollfrass Police have gun ranges, pilots have flight simulators, but flood first responders have next to nothing. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, an “annual average of 384 motor vehicle occupant fatalities involve drowning.”...
Swift Water Simulators Now Considered High Priority Equipment for FEMA Grant Approval in Fire Fighting Training Centers
Washington DC - Every year FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program awards millions in funding that strengthen firefighter training, safety, and research. The grant application process is extremely selective with projects categorized from low to high...
The TF Warren Group Has Partnered with Fathom Tanks
The TF Warren Group has partnered with Fathom Tanks to offer hyper-realistic indoor water simulation tanks designed for emergency training, entertainment, education and aerospace applications. With a 4 step turnkey key process of less than 6 months, we provide the...
Fayetteville Tech plans to build swift water training facility
Hurricanes and flash flooding in recent years have exposed the need for swift water rescue teams in North Carolina. Emergency management officials have had to rely on out-of-state help, but that could change in the next year or two. FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Hurricanes and...
Getting Wet with EWXT
FDIC International 2019 was one of the most exciting shows in recent years, thanks to the debut of the HURST Jaws of Life® eDRAULIC® Watertight Extrication Tool (EWXT) –– the industry’s first battery-powered watertight rescue tool . We had a great time demo-ing the S...
FTCC announces plans to add swift water rescue training facility to fire and rescue training center
Fayetteville Technical Community College announced plans to open an indoor swift water rescue training facility at its Regional Fire & Rescue Training Center yesterday. The Regional Fire & Rescue Training Center has been under construction on Tom Starling Road, and...
FTCC plans indoor swift water rescue training facility in Cumberland County
Emergency workers rescued dozens of residents stranded by flooding during hurricanes in recent years. A new facility in Cumberland County will help those emergency workers be ready for future storms. Fayetteville Technical Community College plans to build an indoor...
FTCC celebrates opening of ‘state-of-the-art’ fire and rescue training center
Indoor facility will be used for classes for first responders along East Coast By Michael Futch | Staff writer Rather than cutting the traditional ribbon on Monday, FTCC uncoupled the hose. Fayetteville Technical Community College dedicated the FTCC/Cumberland County...
FTCC unveils Fire & Rescue Training Center with hose uncoupling ceremony
Fayetteville Technical Community College celebrated the opening of the FTCC-Cumberland County Regional Fire & Rescue Training Center on Monday with a ceremonial hose uncoupling. The ceremony, which was attended by local and state-level dignitaries, unveiled the...
Reporter’s notebook
Childcare gaps cost states billions $17M for free textbook rentals California college applies for student housing grant Academic forgiveness due to pandemic Partnering with Coast Rica for education services and training Training facility for swift-water rescues...
TEXAS HILL COUNTRY
First of Its Kind Swift-Water Rescue Training Center Opens in AustinAs Fathom Academy says on their website, they “train heroes.” This new facility in north Austin, Texas uses a state of the art pool that can mimic the temperature, unpredictable nature, and...
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
HOUSTON (AP) — Rain poured over Harris County Deputy Kendal Carter as he dove across rushing water to a dinged up, white Chevy S-10 Blazer, where a man in need of rescue waited on the hood. Carter made it upstream to the submerged vehicle, clutching the roof and...
Dangers of Swift Water Rescue and How Training Needs to ChangeOctober 8, 2024- Flooding Closes Roads and Threatens Towns Through Much of Vermont – The New York TimesJune 21, 2024
- Flash floods hit N.Y. and Vermont, killing 1 and prompting emergency – The Washington PostJune 19, 2024
- Historic and deadly Northeast floods trap residents, destroy roads – The Washington PostJune 18, 2024
- USA – State of Emergency After Deadly Floods in New York – FloodListJune 17, 2024