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Grand Rapids firefighters rappel down City Hall in training exercise
Daren Bower / FOX 17
and last updated 2021-05-14 18:47:23-04
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â Grand Rapids firefighters took part in a training exercise this afternoon to hone their rope rescue skills, according to the City of Grand Rapids.
Weâre told the Grand Rapids Fire Department conducted rope rescue training this past week, culminating in their final class Friday when personnel rappelled down City Hall.
GRFD conducts rope rescue training session
The City says the class was funded in part by the Kent County Training Council.
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this is the type of job you see once in a 28-year career. reporter: manhattan apartment building ignited in flames more than 200 members of the fdny raced toward it, these five men among them. roof was on fire, fire out of the shaft, all around us. reporter: the firefighters never met before, but that day, an 81-year-old man trapped in his home brought them together. frank called me and told me that we had a guy at the window. my thought was possibly a fire escape to get to him. there was no rear fire escape in this old building. tied the rope to the roof. that s when andy and steve came up, joe. we just went to work. reporter: rope rescue is a dangerous technique, which hasn t been attempted by this department in five years because it s considered a last resort by fireman standards but one they knew they had to do. within seconds, jim lee was being lowered down, scaling the
20-year career. as a manhattan apartment building ignited in flames, more than 200 members of the fdny raced toward it. these five men among them. the roof was on fire. there was fire coming out of the shaft. there was fire at all around it. reporter: the firefighters never met before but that day, an 81-year-old man trapped in his home brought them together. frank called me and told me that we had a guy at the window. my thought was possibly a fire escape to try to get to him. but in the photos there was no rear fire escape in this tenement. grabbed the rope, dumped the rope on the roof and andy and steve came up, joe, and we just went to work. reporter: a rope rescue is a dangerous technique, which hasn t been attempted by this department in five years. because it s considered a last resort by firemen standards. but one they knew they had to do. within seconds, jim lee was being lowered down, scaling the burning building.
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