ROOF RESCUE TRAINING
AUGUST 10
Still No Cause for Alarm
Campus Community,
Occupants, visitors or passersby at PLC and McKenzie Hall will see unusual activity on August 10: a big fire truck with an extended ladder, and emergency workers ascending to the roofs.
It’s no cause for alarm. It’s all a preparedness training arranged by University of Oregon Safety and Risk Services, to allow Eugene and Springfield Fire Department crews to practice for roof rescue on campus. The training is scheduled for 9:00 a.m.- noon, and will include a ladder truck, one or two other fire engines, and one or two other support vehicles. As many as 15 fire department personnel and more UO staff could be on hand, and crews might use a portable ladder along with the ladder truck at McKenzie Hall. Some of the team may enter the buildings and climb to the roofs with UO staff help.
The same drills ran successfully on July 18 and 19; August 10 is the third and final session this summer. These drills are the first with the ESFD team. More could follow in the future for other rooftop rescues, or confined space and tunnel rescue training.
Contact: Haily Griffith
For questions or concerns please contact Haily Griffith Occ Health & Safety Manager, Safety & Risk Services 541-346-2962.
https://safety.uoregon.edu
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Campus Community,
Occupants, visitors or passersby at PLC and McKenzie Hall will see unusual activity on July 18 and 19, and again on August 10: a big fire truck with an extended ladder, and emergency workers ascending to the roofs.
It’s no cause for alarm. It’s all a preparedness training arranged by University of Oregon Safety and Risk Services, to allow Eugene Springfield Fire Department crews practice for roof rescue on campus. The training is scheduled for 9:00 a.m.-noon each day, and will include a ladder truck, one or two other fire engines, and one or two other support vehicles. As many as 15 fire department personnel and more UO staff could be on hand, and crews might use a portable ladder along with the ladder truck at McKenzie Hall. Some of the team may enter the buildings and climb to the roofs with UO staff help.
This summer’s drills are the first with the ESFD team. More could follow in the future for other rooftop rescues, or confined space and tunnel rescue training.
Contact: Kelly McIver
For questions or concerns please contact Kelly McIver Director of Strategic Engagement and Communications, Safety and Risk Services 541-346-8335 or Haily Griffith Occ Health & Safety Manager, Safety & Risk Services 541-346-2962.