In this firefighter spouse rescue training video, instructors Valerie Solano and Lauran Franklin show fire service spouses the two tools used in the married pair that are used for forcible entry. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: Keep going. Move down a little bit. Move your tool down. There you go. Drive! Keep going until she says stop. If any of y’all sat through …
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In this firefighter spouse rescue training video, instructors Valerie Solano and Lauran Franklin demonstrate how fire service members work in pairs to perform forcible entry on doors. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: So, when you come into the door, you’re going to be in partners. Okay. One’s going to have the Halligan. One’s going to have the axe. You’re going to use the …
In this firefighter spouse rescue training video, instructors Valerie Solano and Lauran Franklin demonstrate how fire service members use the three commands strike, drive and stop to communicate when performing a forcible entry. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: Three things. We always have three things. I don’t know why, in the fire service, it’s always to three things because that’s all we are …
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In this firefighter spouse rescue training video, instructor Valerie Solano demonstrates how fire service members put the firefighter SCBA pack on and explains the correct placement of the straps and pack on the back and shoulders. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: The easiest way to put this SCBA on is to put it opposite of you. Like this. Okay. And just like you …
In this training video, Valerie Solano, instructor at Twisted Fire Industries, discusses the benefits of wearing a firefighter SCBA pack at Carolina Fire Days 2023 in Charlotte, North Carolina. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: It’s totally normal to wear your pack. It’s totally normal to be on air, um, an overhaul and all the things. I hope that that’s what you are doing. …
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In this firefighter spouse rescue training video, instructor Valerie Solano discusses the SCBA pack as part of firefighter bunker gear for fire service members. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: SCBA pack weighs between 35 to 40 pounds, depending on the model and the make of it. We wear it on our backs. I call it the firefighting backpack for the kiddos, right? That …
In this firefighter spouse rescue training video, instructors Lauran Franklin and Valerie Solano discuss and demonstrate how fire service members put firefighter bunker gear on emphasizing the importance of washing gear and hydrating before a shift. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: So, you would have a snowsuit in there a little. Right? That is what it’s like when it’s cold outside, which is great. …
