April 9, 2008
Welcome To The Firehose
AKA Best.Day.Evar
Today’s penultimate session for the 2007–2008 class of Leadership Tuscaloosa was…
How shall I put this?
TOTALLY FREAKIN AWESOME!
Big huge thanks to the local health and safety organizations who hosted us, including…
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Tuscaloosa County Jail
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Tuscaloosa Fire Department
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Tuscaloosa Police Department
No, we didn’t get to fire any ordnance or discharge any rounds, but we got to see all of the following…
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A full walking tour of the county jail, including the maximum security wing
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Mobile command center
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Armored carrier for Special Response Team activities
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Bomb squad equipment, including robots
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Mobile forensic lab, including 360 degree laser imaging system for crime scene investigations
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Special Response Team (formerly called SWAT) equipment and tactics
We also got to…
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Perform emergency medical technician response for a simulated car accident
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Use a thermal imaging camera to pinpoint heat sources
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Put on a full suit of turnout gear, including a helmet, to…
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Work a fully energized firehose against a simulated fire target
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Simulate forced entry into a residence
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Field deploy a firehose (fully unrolled mine in a single toss, straight as an arrow…hella yeah!), then reroll for proper stowing
All while basking in today’s glorious 80 degree heat.
Did I say how FREAKIN AWESOME today was yet?
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