Gotta be one of the best instructional I’ve seen, your style is ear catching and infectious!

A great example of how academic learning sometimes doesn't translate to real world scenarios, but with a little modification the principal remains correct. Question: With the reverse incline that you demonstrated, could it be modified further to rotate 180° before locking the legs, to allow the rescuer to be facing the direction of travel? Being a lay person, and not having access to somebody to try this technique on, I'm wondering if the issue is your breathing apparatus, and whether it becomes feasible in a situation where that equipment is not present? (ie civilian in the building, exiting with an unconscious colleague.) Or if any situation where the rescuer doesn't have breathing apparatus is best served by the standard incline drag?

@HumbleFirefighter

7 ай бұрын

I have not tried facing the direction I’m traveling while dragging for two reasons: I don’t think I would get as secure of a grip on their legs… and walking forwards would not benefit a firefighter in zero visibility conditions (I could still trip and fall). I can see the traditional incline drag being beneficial once an occupant is out of the burning structure, in clean air. Hopefully that answers your questions.

@damionlee7658

7 ай бұрын

@@HumbleFirefighter Thank you. There I was trying to think about the mechanics of this, completely forgetting the obvious lack of vision. I am learning so much from your videos. Not just about functional techniques, but (in this case, for example) also about how I look at problems, or in the case of the crossed irons lesson recently, the benefit of a safe progress technique over a potentially more rapid but less safe technique. Obviously not the reason you are making these videos, but I'm grateful for the lessons nonetheless.