Rope Rescue Training with Technical Rescue International (Bo and Darrel)




Jake, Darren and Christian working on rope knots.


Jake, Christian and Cory Practicing tying knots!


The team learning to strap a patient into the stokes basket.


Chef Darren taking his turn strapping the patient in.


Jake volunteered to be strapped into the basket.


Learning to tie rope to the basket.


This is where we learned about anchor points and how to choose them.

Learning the different anchors.



Practicing the anchors systems and the raising and lowering of a person down angle .

Looking up from a lowered angle.



Setting up the rescue lines for a low angle rescue.

Checking the setup and making sure it is all in place.

Patient is at the bottom of the hill waiting to be rescued.

Rescue team going down the hill.





Working on the rower at Trinidad Fire Station 1

Darren going down 1st .

Jake going down the rope.

Collin From Rocky Ford Fire making his descent.

Cory from Rocky Ford making his first descent, ever. Good job, Cory!!

Shawn from Trinidad Fire going upside down to learn how to correct himself or to work in that position.

Garrett from Trinidad Fire making his way down.

Steven from Trinidad Fire trying the upside down trick!!

Alex from Trinidad Fire making it to the bottom.

Kathy from Hoehne conquering her fear of heights and made the descent!!! Good Job!!











Learning to rescue someone from a ledge or out a window.












D. Kolakowski and members of the Rocky Ford Fire Department doing structure protection on the Stone Canyon Fire in Lyons.

Fire protection on the Stone Canyon Fire in Lyons CO.

Structure Protection.

pumping water at the pumping plate at the Stone Canyon Fire.

Chief Kolakowski, Jerry Romero and Colton Grable connecting the hose the the fire hydrant

Advancing the hose down the hill from the hydrant



Matt Mrace and Brock Smith returning from the hydrant

Spanish Peaks Fire Department and Hoehne Fire Department getting instruction from Trinidad Fire Deartment/

Max Martinez teaching Hoehne how to wrap the hose to lay in the truck.

Colton Grable doing a hose advance.

Christian Hofmeister advancing a hose spray.

Chief Kolakowski spraying a hose advance.

Trey Diemer doing a standing advance.

Standing advance by Brock Smith

Learning to pack the hoses into the truck for the hose deployment









