Part 2 of Rapid Intervention Team Firefighter Survival Training During this training session, our crews focused on firefighter packaging, stair rescue, and RIT SCBA mask swaps. Rapid Intervention Teams are specially assigned firefighters whose sole mission is to rescue a downed or trapped firefighter. RIT training ensures crews can act quickly, efficiently, and under extreme stress when seconds matter most. Training like this builds muscle memory, coordination, and confidence so we are ready to

Part 3 of Rapid Intervention Team Firefighter Survival Training 🔥 Crews brought it all together with a full RIT scenario, applying skills from earlier sessions, including low-visibility search, SCBA face mask swaps, firefighter packaging, and rescue-based extrication. Rapid Intervention Teams are specially assigned firefighters whose sole job is to rescue a firefighter in distress. RIT training focuses on speed, teamwork, and precision under extreme conditions because when a firefighter goes do

Firefighting can be a dangerous profession. Crews often go into hazardous environments, like structure fires. That's why our firefighters train in what's called RIT, or rapid intervention team. The team's mission is to locate and rescue downed firefighters. **During the COVID pandemic, our crews- the firefighters that live and work together at a fire station are considered a "pod"- like your family at home. This video was shot before we put stricter protocols in place- namely, wearing masks all