r/Firefighting • u/LivingLikeYou • May 22 '25

Videos Firefighter training. What are your thoughts?

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u/sprucay UK May 22 '25

I'm not sure what the benefit is. Does it teach you to detect signs of a collapse? Does it accurately simulate a collapse enough so that you can practice what to do? Is it possible to avoid it going? 

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u/jarboxing May 22 '25

We used it for mayday training.

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u/sprucay UK May 22 '25

Right, but does the drop make any meaningful addition to that training?

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u/jarboxing May 22 '25

It plays the same role as the ropes and chicken wire they entangle you with. It's an unexpected "collapse" and you're supposed to call mayday.

I'll say from my perspective, the unexpected collapse totally disoriented me and I had difficulty radioing my location to the IC. So that was a learning experience.

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u/sprucay UK May 22 '25

The cables you can practice self rescue at least. 

You make a good point about the disorientation though