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[Oct. 1st, 2007|10:57 pm] |
shortly I believe I'm going to have some good photos to post on here from the fire academy. I have some pictures from our ropes class where I am suspended from a 6 story building, where I have tied myself off and am hanging upside down doing pushups against the wall.
also, tomorrow I am cutting apart a bunch of new cars from ford motor company to practice extrication. I get to use hydraulic tools and things of that nature to break windows and pull apart cars to get theoretic victims out of the vehicle safely.
I'm afraid I'm going to run out of badass things to do in the next 5 weeks, but I guess we haven't really started working with fire yet. that will be pretty awesome.
so far, one of the more challenging drills we have done has been more psychologically stressing than physically. we simulated a second stage regulator failure in our breathing tanks. basically we had to find out way out of a building following only a hose without vision. the only way for us to breath is to stop, reach behind us and unscrew the main tank valve, breath and then close it. it's a pretty shitty feeling to have an airtight mask suffocating you while you are trying to turn a valve located on the small of your back that has a safety on it to prevent it from turning on without pressing down the safety wheel. your instincts are to rip the mask off and gasp for air, but in a real fire the superheated gasses and toxic fumes would pretty much kill you immediatly.
anyways, that's all I have. I feel bad for neglecting pretty much everyone, but homework loads are usually pretty heavy. at the end of the month I'll be singing a different tune when I'm ready to graduate. |
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Man this whole fire academy thing sounds intense.
I wouldn't do well without oxygen. Coincidentally that is why I don't exercise. HAHA.
All the best | |
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