Machinery Mayhem Training Strengthens Technical Rescue Skills

Photo by Courtesy of Chichester Fire Department.

Photo by Courtesy of Chichester Fire Department.

Photo by Courtesy of Chichester Fire Department.

Photo by Courtesy of Chichester Fire Department.
The second night of Machinery Mayhem, a practical rescue training program created to equip firemen for challenging technical rescue situations, was attended by members of the Chichester Fire Department on June 16.
Firefighters were taught on a range of actual scenarios, according to officials, including as scene size-up, hazard recognition, patient care, lock out/tag out (LOTO) protocols, head entrapment between railings, meat grinder rescues, snowblower entrapments, and rebar impalement events. Crews had to evaluate risks, create rescue strategies, and remove simulated casualties safely while tending to patients in each evolution.

