https://twitter.com/MassFirePics/status/929534805515096068
the 4 guys doing nothing are the RIT - rapid intervention team - they go into action if a firefighter gets into trouble this is an approx 20 year old concept in the US fire service if the fire starts to spread rapidly, the IC (incident commander) can put the RIT into action on a hoseline or as a search team or whatever - so they serve a dual purpsoe - as a firefighter rescue team ; and as a manpower pool in this photo it looks like they have a little rescue gear on the ground behind them typically they are not paramedics and they dont have any paramedic gear - they have to bring a victim out of a building to the paramedics -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "massfire" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/massfire. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
