Norfolk Hosts Tech Rescue Team Drill

It was anotherexciting week in the world of special operations with Norfolk Fire Rescue. Norfolk hosted the TidewaterRegional Technical Rescue Team Drill, challenging members from Norfolk Fire-Rescue, Portsmouth Fire Rescue and Emergency Services, City of Suffolk Department of Fire and Rescue, Chesapeake Fire Department, and Virginia Beach Fire Department in various disciplines of technical rescue. The skills tested included rope work, confined space, breaching and breaking, lifting and moving, HazMat detection and monitoring, as well as patient packaging and removal. This was one of the most complex and challenging regional team drills we have had in years. Special thanks to NFR’s Technical Rescue Training CoordinatorCaptain Jeremy Williams and members of the Technical Rescue Training Committee fordeveloping and implementing this training event at NFR's Training Tower. - Photos courtesy of Norfolk FR (More photos next page)

Residential Fire on South 7th Street

Suffolk Fire and Rescue responded to the 200 Block of South 7th Street, in Downtown Suffolk, fora residential structure fire. Medic 3 arrived to find heavy fire and smoke showing from a single-story detached residential structure. Aftersearches were completed an d with the fire advancing through the roof of the structure, a defensive operation was used to control the blaze. One animal was rescued by firefighters. The residence was unoccupied at the time of the fire.

- Photo courtesy of Suffolk FR