On Wednesday, November 15, Gladwyne firefighters conducted rapid intervention team (RIT) training in a specially designed trailer. Rapid Intervention Teams are highly trained firefighters who have the responsibility of rescuing firefighters who become lost or trapped during a fire.
The training scenarios are intense operations conducted in very small spaces with many obstacles and challenges. In total darkness, firefighters have to "fight" their way through collapse floors, debris piles, tangles of wires and other hazards to a trapped firefighter, and then "rescue" the firefighter by removing him back the way they entered.
Although the training is expensive, it provides an excellent opportunity for our firefighters to test all their training and skills, and to really understand the importance of teamwork.
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