Firefighters Train With Ropes
EXERCISE TEACHES HOW TO MAKE EXTENSION WHILE SUSPENDED IN MID-AIR
Posted: July 29, 2010 at 5:14 a.m.
Rick Portilloz of Sand Springs, Okla., talks Wednesday with Rogers firefighters while training for a rope rescue inside a Rogers water tower. Portilloz said rope rescues are rare but when needed are high risk and need to be performed by well-trained personnel.
Wade Hulsey was suspended from a rope about 35 feet in the air, trying to untie and retie a rope.
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