Tree Rescue Workshop – Firefighter – Ropes That Rescue

Tuition: TBA

Date: TBA in 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, rope and equipment that would be found on a special operations rescue truck.