Tag: technicalanimalrescue

  • Product Review- MSA V-Gard Full-Brim

    Product Review- MSA V-Gard Full-Brim

    Is this a good choice for animal rescue operations? Continuing the Product Review Series on personal protective equipment (PPE) for animal rescue personnel this blog and video features the MSA V-GARD Full-Brim My Hard Hat History My hard hat helmet history began in 1978. When for the first time I used a standard hard hat

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  • Product Review- Phenix Technology’s First Due- Structural Fire Helmet

    Product Review- Phenix Technology’s First Due- Structural Fire Helmet

    Personal protective equipment, a helmet for animal rescue operations Continuing the Product Review Series on personal protective equipment (PPE) for animal rescue personnel this blog and video is about my number one choice for most animal rescue operations. Phenix Technology’s First Due Structural Fire Helmet. My Rescue Helmet History My first experience with firefighting/rescue helmets

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  • Advantage Clik Full Body Harness Product Review

    Advantage Clik Full Body Harness Product Review

    Here’s a quick review of the now discontinued Advantage-Clik Class 3 full body harness for work, fall arrest or rescue that meets the NFPA 1983-2012 standard. There is a newer version called the Advantage-G2 that has improvements that are not covered in this review. It is a full body one piece harness with an upper

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  • Product Review- Ringer’s Rope Rescue Gloves

    Product Review- Ringer’s Rope Rescue Gloves

    Technical rope rescue, if you’re going to do it you need gloves. This review is based on my experience using Ringers Technical Rope Rescue Gloves during a rope rescue certification course. These gloves were purchased from Rescue Tech 1. Directly from the company’s website “Omni-directional stretch fabric offers flexibility and excellent airflow. Palm manufactured of

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  • Animal First Responder Technical Rescue Training. Why?

    Animal First Responder Technical Rescue Training. Why?

    People have been rescuing animals for many, many years. I have a photograph collection dating back as early as the 1930’s to prove it. What has changed over the years is the improvement of first responder training and it’s availability to animal rescue professionals. What hasn’t changed is the need for trained personnel to respond

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