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T'NT Work and Rescue | CMC GRIMP North America Recap Mini-Series Aug 01, 2022

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More podcast episodes here: https://www.cmcpro.com/podcast/ In this CMC GRIMP North America 2022 recap, we are joined by T'NT Work and Rescue (@tntworknrescue). Coming from Canada with a combined 70 years of experience, T'NT has a diverse background in law enforcement, rope access, and fire rescue. Team captain Wade Going and team members Danny DeHaas, Scott Gibney, and Steve Minarchi speak to how they mentally prepared to compete head to head in each scenario and how they remained calm and collected throughout the two-day competition. They express how much they learned through the competition format and how they applied this to future training. Overhead during the episode: "The thing with competition that you can't reciprocate in training is it really points out your weaknesses and it really points out your strengths. It will really influence our future training as to what areas we need to push more and which ones we feel we do well. I don't think you can reciprocate that in training, it only comes out in healthy competition." "With our training down the road, we're starting to look at a couple smaller groups that we can get together with so we can replicate the competition style. We get four or five guys on each team and have two simultaneous scenarios going where we're training while competing against another team at the same time - increasing the stress level, and coming up with on the fly scenarios."

Orange County Fire Rescue Florida | CMC GRIMP North America Recap Mini-Series Jul 27, 2022

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In this CMC GRIMP North America 2022 recap, we are joined by the Orange County Fire Rescue Florida team (@ocfirerescue): Ryan Allen (@rope_rescue_guy), Evan Pech, Jeffrey Hansen, and Christopher Ramey. Orange County Fire Rescue Florida was founded in 2015 in response to the ever growing theme park industry. OC Fire Rescue Florida performs rescues on theme park rides and other unique structures in Central Florida, including Sea World, Orlando Eye observation wheel (7th tallest in the world), the world’s tallest Swing Ride, Drop Tower, and Sling Shot. They also work closely with other Fire Departments within Orange County that cover Universal Studios and Disney World. In this episode OC Fire Rescue explains the process of getting ready for GRIMP NA 2022 and the strategies they used to excel in the competition. Overheard in this episode: “In this event, we ascended every single scenario except the Catacombs, in which we didn’t even use ropes.” “If you want to do GRIMP and want to be good at this, I think you have to take a bunch of different disciplines and cross-pollinate.” - Ryan Allen

Val De Sambre | CMC GRIMP North America Recap Mini-Series Jul 27, 2022

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In this CMC GRIMP North America 2022 recap, we are joined by Xavier Tournay of the Val De Sambre Team from Sambreville, Belgium. They discuss their experience as a small fire department participating in GRIMP and the unique terrain the Battleship IOWA provided throughout the competition. Overheard from this episode: “To compete on the battleship USS Iowa is an amazing experience.” “For us, a very small fire department, it’s a one in a life experience.” “It's very positive, very positive for the listeners, the rescuers that want to be part of such an event in the future - they have to do it.”

Yes Ma'am | CMC GRIMP North America Recap Mini-Series Jul 13, 2022

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In this CMC GRIMP North America 2022 recap, we are joined by the entire Yes Ma'am team (@yesmaamrescue): Team Captain Lydia Tan (@lydiaai007), Evaluator Kitana Chu, Team Members Saskia Roosen (@saskiaroosen), Alia Koster, Cecilia Gonzales (@womeninrope), and Stephanie Hyatt (@verticalintegrityrescue), and Victim Brid Casey. Yes Ma'am was the first ever all-female team to compete in a GRIMP event. In this episode, they share their experience of doing something that has never done before and the importance of diverse representation in the industry. The team members also came from six different countries from all over the world. They explain the process of training remotely and having their first in-person meeting just 2 days before the competition, and the different techniques they used when brute strength wasn't an option. Overheard during the episode: “It was empowering, I was doing something that has never been done before, and being part of a team that has never been done before; it gave me confidence.” -- Stephanie Hyatt "It will be more normal to see women on everything, you will see women doing all kinds of things because they know it's possible -- It doesn’t matter who you are, it doesn’t matter how big you are, if you do the job, if you do it well, you can do it, of course you can.” -- Alia Koster "I was always told that if I want to do something, look for someone that looks like you doing that. And in this case, there wasn't anyone doing this that looked like me. So, we are now that female team doing the rope rescue competitions." -- Stephanie Hyatt "It's a great opportunity. These competitions are the best training you can get for real existing situations. You have to deal with the stress, you have to deal with the unknown, and sometimes you're with crew members you don't know very well. Because that is, in the end, the reality." -- Saskia Roosen

OFCA 91 | CMC GRIMP North America Recap Mini-Series Jul 06, 2022

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In this CMC GRIMP North America 2022 recap, we are joined by members of OCFA 91 from Orange County, CA: Team captain, Aaron Creager and team members Dan Blaul, Chris Johns, Chris Linton, Tommy Olvera, and Sebastion Rodreguez. The team reflects on their lessons learned and the variety of confined space scenarios at GRIMP NA, saying: “It shows the range that this competition can have; as complex as the Wing Void problem to as simple as the patient packaging in the SKED and Confined Space Drill. This competition is all about learning and getting better, and making your program better, and your team better.” Hear more details in the full podcast, available now.

Magic Valley Paramedics | CMC GRIMP North America Recap Mini-Series Jun 29, 2022

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In this CMC GRIMP North America 2022 recap, we are joined by the entire Magic Valley Paramedics Special Operation Rescue Team from Twin Falls, ID: Team captain, Chad Smith, team evaluator Theron Thomas, and team members Isaac Baker, Gerald Dillman, Adam Enock, Stan Flint, and Brian Stone. They discuss the technical challenges they faced, and were overheard saying, “We are going to be able to serve our patients every day so much better because of our experiences at GRIMP NA”. Listen-in to find out why, and hear about what they learned.

Introduction | CMC GRIMP North America Recap Mini-Series Jun 29, 2022

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We are excited to announce our podcast mini-series recapping CMC GRIMP North America 2022! We are kicking it off with a short episode introducing the 2022 teams and the 6 challenging scenarios they faced aboard the Battleship IOWA. Each week, we will release new episodes with team interviews, round table discussions, and key takeaways from event evaluators.

E28 - The Podcast Podcast with Ronin Rescue Cast and Med-Tex Services Apr 06, 2022

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A Podcast of Podcasts! Podcast hosts Doug McElmury, of the CMC podcast, Mark Pfeifer, of the Ronin RescueCast, and Christopher Feder, of Rescue Connection LIVE!, sit down for a round table discussion.

Notes:

15:03 Ronin interview with Kathy Gill

16:58 MTS interview with Kathy Gill

21:47 CMC Large Animal Rescue Podcast

28:04 Ronin RescueCast - Gen Z in Rescue Podcast

44:17 CMC Podcast Arizona Vortex Pt. I of II

44:30 CMC Podcast Arizona Vortex Pt II of II

50:19 MTS Aerial Ladder Episode with Kelly Byrne

53:05 Ronin Cantilevered Tripods

MTS Rescue Connection LIVE!

Ronin RescueCast

E27 - Swiftwater Rescue Mar 02, 2022

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In this episode, Jim Pellitteri Battalion Chief from the Gurnee (IL) Fire Department and and Chris Rohde Director of Training at the McHenry Township Fire Protection District discuss what swiftwater is, some of the most common misconceptions about it and fundamentals to consider. They give some examples of swiftwater specific dangers and give tips for how to safely and effectively navigate swiftwater rescue.

Time Stamps:
0:40 Jim Pellitteri introduction - Battalion Chief from the Gurnee (IL) Fire Department

2:45 Chris Rohde introduction - Director of Training at the McHenry Township Fire Protection District

4:08 What is swift water?

10:25 What type of specialty PPE do you use in swift water rescue?

12:50 What kind of risk assessments have you done in your area to determine where your possible areas are for swift water?

16:57 How do you handle different sorts of flooding conditions? Moving water vs static high water?

22:15 How do you mitigate the risk of wading in contaminated water?

23:25 What's the difference between a swift water high line and a rope rescue high line.

33:06 Can you speak to the size and scope of the MABIS Division 4 & 5 SRT teams?

37:57 What are the four tactics of swift water rescue and what do they entail?

43:07 Closing statements

Links:

Dive Rescue International

E26 - Clara Acuna, Safety Specialist at Ice Harbor Lock & Dam Feb 16, 2022

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In this episode, Clara Acuna talks about the many operations that take place at the Ice Harbor Lock and Dam and reveals some of the unique challenges that the on site rescue team has to be prepared for.

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0:55 Introduction

5:42 Overview of Ice harbor public services

6:57 Overview of fish passage

12:51 Overview of the lock system

17:40 How do the functions of a hydro electric damn affect the role of safety specialist?

26:02 Benefits of doing joint training with local fire department.

32:06 Closing thoughts

Links:

Ice Harbor Lock and Dam Website