Rescue Tools: Extricating Demonstrators and Protestors

摘要

I recently participated in the "field Force Extrication Tactics," developed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. It specifically deals with the devices protestors use to immobilize, connect, and block in violation of the law. Protest threats; legal considerations; types of devices; and, most interestingly, the extrication team are discussed. The majority of fire departments carry the extrication tool assortment needed to defeat the devices used by protestors. This portion of the class is the focus of this article.