Fire Chief Chris Kaufmann
Rope Rescue Scenario
At approximately 10am on Friday, July 25, 2014, St. Tammany Fire District #1 received a call of an injured worker trapped on an elevated roof. Witnesses reported seeing the worker fall from the roof of a five story building and he is now lying motionless on the roof of the second floor.
Responding units are Rescue 11, Ladder 11, and Ladder 17.
Assignments are as follows:
Incident Commander/Ground Safety – Captain Ronnie Brennan Roof Safety – Captain Jack Ohlenforst
Victim – Fire Prevention Officer Robby Marquette Rescuers – Firefighters Dean Marullo and Vhaly Murry
Rigging – Fire Operators Will Moore & Chris Hewitt and Firefighter Bradley Baughman Ladder 17 Operations/Safety Line – Fire Operator Tony Crocker and Captain Roy Smith Coworker of the Injured Worker – Fire Operator Glen Morris
Rescue Coordinator/Narrator – Captain Eric Abney
Rope Rescue Program Facts Sheet
- The rope rescue program started in 1995
- Captain Eric Abney is the Special Operations/Rescue Coordinator
- We currently have 68 personnel trained in rope rescue operations
- The rope rescue equipment is currently based out of Stations 11 & 17
- Rescue 11 and Ladder 17 respond to all emergencies where the equipment is needed
- There is approximately $45,000 in rope rescue equipment on Rescue 11 and $22,000 on Ladder 17
- Rope rescue techniques are used in many situations involving high angle rescues, swift water rescues and confined space rescues
- We have responded to a handful of incidents in the last several years where the rope rescue equipment was utilized
For more information about St. Tammany Fire Protection District #1 visit us at www.slidellfire.org or follow us on Facebook – St. Tammany Fire District #1 and Twitter –
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Chad Duffaut
Chief of Fire Prevention/PIO [email protected] Cell: (985) 960-0976
