Tree Rescue Workshop – Firefighter – RTR

Tree Rescue Workshop – Firefighter (TRW-F)

Tuition: $1,750

Date: 10-16 October

For power delivery utilities, Reed has always warned that linemen should be the first to get a fellow injured lineman down from a tower. If the fire department takes over that incident, it will take many times longer, as the emergency agencies need to have safeties in place to access a power line. With trees, it is much the same. An arborist is the first line rescuer of a co-worker up in a tree, as well they should be. But often, the fire department is called because there is a breakdown in the rescue effort or there is no one to perform it. Hence, the fire services need to have training on how to approach these difficult bottom-up rescues short of using an aerial platform or ladder.

The TRW-F is a rescue class for fire and emergency services—not for arborists. We employ techniques, ropes, and equipment that would be found on a special operations rescue truck.

The RTR Instructors: Keith & Reed Thorne

Keith Thorne main occupation: ARBORIST. (Mick’s Tree Service, Flagstaff, AZ)

Senior Lead Instructor, Reed Thorne, will also be assisting with this program.