Thirteen firefighters from across Tasmania took to the skies in Launceston as part of a vertical rescue training session on Friday.
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Usually held twice a year, the highly specialised training included three scenarios off the tower crane at the Silo Hotel development.
“A lot of training goes into getting the competency in the first place, it’s a four week training course and it’s low use, high risk,” said vertical training coordinator and Launceston firefighter David Ransome.
“Obviously if something goes wrong out there there are fairly catastrophic consequence and that’s why we train as often as we can.”
Mr Ransome said six firefighters from Hobart, six from Launceston and one from Devonport attended.
“We also train on shift on a regular basis with work permitting … there are around about 30 operators around the state,” he said.
The Tasmanian Fire Service also worked with JMCs team and practised how to rescue a worker still attached to their lines and how to transport someone down the crane on a stretcher.