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SPECIAL OPERATIONS

IF YOU ARE NOT A PROFESSIONAL RESCUE PERSON PLEASE READ THIS.

Special Operations consist of water rescue, scuba diving, repelling, high-angle rescue, confined-space rescue, structure-collapse rescue, and auto pin-in extractions.

Imagine a homeless person whacked out on a pint of muscatel falling down a deep shaft or silo. Not your kid, or some big shot’s relative or even a senator, but some one we generally define as not contributing anything to the society in which he lives. In short, it doesn’t matter for whom: rich man, poor man, a theoretical physicist, a bum. Here come Special Operations with all their stuff and manpower.

Some of the tools needed are: a rigging system, climbing rope, carabineers, pulleys, hitches, straps, webbing, and harness’, prusik cords, releasing hitches, beam clamps, nylon webbing, swivels, delta carabineers, rigging plates, brake back bars, pick off straps, duct tape, Gibbs ascenders, swivels, access cord, safety lines, air bottles and masks.

Countless dollars are expended, even if the person has died. Few civilians realize the amount of energy expended, all this to say nothing of the thousands of hours of training and above all, the risks for the rescuers.
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Dave Leon<br />
of CFD Squad 1 preparing to descend in a silo the bottom of which contains a mannequin "victim" during confined space rescue drill in course offered by the U. of Illinois Fire Service Institute.
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Dave Leon
of CFD Squad 1 preparing to descend in a silo the bottom of which contains a mannequin "victim" during confined space rescue drill in course offered by the U. of Illinois Fire Service Institute.

  • High Angle Rescue:<br />
One of various tasks the squads are trained for. Here Squad 5 fireman Pat Noonan puttung on Class 3 harness.
  • Squad 5 fireman Pat Noonan on a jumper call.
  • Building from which young woman was talked out ogf jumping from.
  • Squad 1 ice rescue drill.
  • Squad 1 ice rescue drill. See nexr photo for explantion of rubber boat.
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  • Squad 1 ice rescue drill.
  • Ice Rescue Drill, Squad 1
  • Ice Rescue Drill, Squad
  • Ice Rescue Drill, Squad
  • Special operation guys after confined space rescue class and drill conducted by the U. of Illinois Fire Service Institute April 10-14, '06.
  • Dave Leon<br />
back-view of harness used in confined space rescue drill conducted by the U. of Illinois Fire Service Institute April 10-14, '06.
  • Dave Leon<br />
of CFD Squad 1 preparing to descend in a silo the bottom of which contains a mannequin "victim" during confined space rescue drill in course offered by the U. of Illinois Fire Service Institute.
  • Dave Leon<br />
of CFD Squad 1 preparing to descend in a silo the bottom of which contains a mannequin "victim" during confined space rescue drill in course offered by the U. of Illinois Fire Service Institute.
  • Structure Collapse Rescue Drill<br />
CFD Squad 1 fireman Dave Leon preparing 175 lb. mannequin for ascent from bottom of a silo at class offered by the University of Illinois Fire Service Academy.
  • Dave Leon<br />
of CFD Squad 1 preparing to descend in a silo the bottom of which contains a mannequin "victim" during confined space rescue drill in course offered by the U. of Illinois Fire Service Institute.
  • Structure Collapse Rescue Drill<br />
CFD Squad 1 fireman Dave Leon preparing 175 lb. mannequin for ascent from bottom of a silo at class offered by the University of Illinois Fire Service Academy.
  • 175 lb. mannequin being prepared for ascent from bottom of a silo at class offered by the University of Illinois Fire Service Academy.
  • CFD Squad 1 firemen John Scheurich ('Scooter"), and Bob McCrea manning rope and pulley system used to raise and lower firemen in a silo for a confined space rescue drill in class given by Illinois Fire service Institute, April 10-14, '06.
  • 175 lb. mannequin partially prepared for ascent from bottom of a silo at class offered by the University of Illinois Fire Service Academy.
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