Northwest Fire District along with Rural Metro and the City of Tucson fire departments were out with the media and numerous other organizations preparing for Monsoon Safety Awareness Week, June 8-12, 2009. Gathering at Sabino Canyon, the National Weather Service, US Forest Service, Pima County, Tucson Electric Power, American Red Cross and numerous others worked with the media in order to show the emergency resources. Various agencies displayed both early warning methods and emergency rescue equipment used by firefighters when called to a water rescue emergency.
Northwest Fire/Rescue Captain Foss, from station 34-C, displayed heavy rescue 334 and the equipment needed to conduct swift water rescues. The equipment included everything from a boat, throw bags, even a line gun which is used to get a rope across large distances. In addition to the specialty equipment the rest of the NWFD special operations crews have been trained for rapid response to water emergencies with an adequate number of rescuers insuring personal and public safety.
Preparing for the monsoon season, organizations from all over southern Arizona are gearing up in order to keep the public safe through education and prevention before the storms start to develop. For more information please visit: http://www.monsoonsafety.org/
Northwest Fire/Rescue Captain Foss, from station 34-C, displayed heavy rescue 334 and the equipment needed to conduct swift water rescues. The equipment included everything from a boat, throw bags, even a line gun which is used to get a rope across large distances. In addition to the specialty equipment the rest of the NWFD special operations crews have been trained for rapid response to water emergencies with an adequate number of rescuers insuring personal and public safety.
Preparing for the monsoon season, organizations from all over southern Arizona are gearing up in order to keep the public safe through education and prevention before the storms start to develop. For more information please visit: http://www.monsoonsafety.org/
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