PBS Goes Inside the Fathom-Built Swift Water Rescue Facility at FTCC
PBS NC's ncIMPACT takes viewers inside FTCC's indoor swift water rescue facility, built around a 140,000-gallon Fathom Tanks training tank.
Video: ncIMPACT, presented by PBS NC. Watch on PBS.org
PBS NC's ncIMPACT spent a day at Fayetteville Technical Community College's Swift Water Rescue Training Facility, the first indoor facility of its kind on the East Coast. At its center is a 140,000-gallon training tank designed and built by Fathom Tanks. In the video, the host plays a victim trapped in a sinking vehicle while a rescue crew works to reach them by boat.
Inside the Fathom Tank
- Adjustable water speed, depth, flow direction and temperature
- Day or night conditions, plus simulated rain, thunder and lightning
- Submerged vehicles for real extrication scenarios
- Clean, filtered water for training all year
Agencies from across the region, and from other states, now train here. That includes the Lakeland, Florida police dive team, which earned its high-water rescue certifications at FTCC after Hurricane Milton.
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