The Chattanooga Fire Department’s Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team began special training Tuesday morning at the old Alabama Furniture Company, located at 2200 Glass Street. USAR team members from all three shifts practiced “shoring” techniques, which are used for incidents involving collapsed structures.
Training Chief Phillip Hyman said the firefighters, specially trained in technical rescue incidents, will shore up a portion of the two-story, collapsed building, just as they would in a real emergency in which victims are trapped in the fallen debris. “It’s labor-intensive and hot,” said Chief Hyman. “The firefighters must not only do this as quickly as they can, but correctly and safely, because a lot can go wrong if you’re not careful.”
The training continued through Thursday of this week.
Source: Chattanooga Fire Department