The Waterloo Tank and Truck Center in Waterloo, Iowa recently hosted confined space rescue training for the Waterloo fire department. The firefighters practiced removing a person from inside a propane bottle in the event of an emergency. Nearly 25 firefighters participated in the simulation.
"When the fire department came out to do our fire inspection, Lester (Zmolek, GROWMARK senior safety specialist) and Nikki (Riley, GROWMARK environmental, health, and safety associate) suggested we offer our facility for this training," said Joan Hennings, administrative coordinator. "We wanted them to be familiar with our facility and the situations they may face in the event we needed to call on them."
The firefighters developed their own method for rescuing a person, using two ladders in an A-frame configuration. They determined that a chain hoist in the workshop could also be used if the truck was indoors.
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