| Last week we traveled to Manchester, New Hampshire for an Open Enrollment Advanced Elevator Operations program. Members from multiple departments spent the day building on both foundational knowledge and advanced rescue skills related to elevator emergencies.
The day started with elevator familiarization and system review, ensuring everyone had a solid understanding of elevator anatomy, components, and operational considerations before moving into hands-on evolutions.
From there, students worked through advanced rescue scenarios and skills including:
-Elevator system identification
-Power isolation and lockout/tagout considerations
-Hydraulic and traction elevator operations
-Stalled car operations
-Manual lowering procedures
-Passenger removal techniques
-Top hatch removals
-Rope rescue applications utilizing remote substantial anchors and the Arizona Vortex
-Advanced problem-solving scenarios
Throughout the hands-on portion, students applied rope rescue concepts to elevator-specific situations, building systems, operating from remote anchors, and safely packaging and removing occupants during realistic rescue scenarios.
Departments from across the country made the trip to attend the program, with members traveling from multiple states, including as far away as Texas. Having firefighters and rescuers from different backgrounds and response areas in one place always creates a great learning environment and allows everyone to share ideas, experiences, and different operational approaches.
We would like to thank the New England Rescue Collaborative, specifically PJ, for having us out for a great event. We'd also like to thank the staff and support personnel from Delta Dental Stadium for helping with all of our needs throughout the program.
We're already looking forward to getting back up there again next year.
If your department is interested in hosting an Elevator Operations program ranging from awareness-level training to advanced rescue techniques, contact Josh today to get the process going. |
