Shakopee Fire Department 2024 Year in Review

SPECIALIZED TEAMS

SPECIALIZED TEAMS The technical rescue team receives additional training in repelling, high-angle rescue, and confined space rescue. Using rescue rope, harnesses, and an assortment of hardware, this team is able to perform specialized rescues from buildings, towers, confined spaces, and wilderness areas. The water/ice dive rescue team receives additional training in open water, ice, and SCUBA dive rescue emergencies. Using specialized water, ice rescue, and SCUBA diving equipment, this team is able to perform all types of water and ice rescue. High-Angle Rescue Training Shakopee Fire Department joined multiple other fire departments and specialized rescue teams in a three-day technical rescue training event. Attendees learned advanced high-angle rescue techniques and applied their knowledge to various rescue scenarios. Attendees spent one day at Valleyfair, one day in Bloomington, and one day in Hastings. Throughout the training, they performed rescues on the Power Tower, Corkscrew rollercoaster, rural settings involving a river and high lines, and more. Through collaboration with other cities and departments, Shakopee Fire is building strong relationships and learning from different experts.

Shakopee Fire’s High-Angle Rescue team conduct a training exercise on Valleyfair’s corkscrew roller coaster.

High-line rescue training in Vermillion Falls.

Water rescue training at Thole Lake.

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