HFD

On Saturday, August 20, the members of the City of Hays/Ellis County Fire Department Technical Rescue Team conducted a high angle rescue training exercise.

The training was conducted at the Midwest Energy power plant in Hays. Because of its unique construction and arrangement, the power plant provides for multiple realistic high angle rescue training scenarios.

During the training firefighters reviewed essential rope rescue skills and conducted full-scale rescue exercises. The training simulated the work needed to rescue a victim from high on a water or radio tower, high building or similar high angle. Most often, these situations are due to worker accidents.

The Technical Rescue Team is cooperatively staffed by members of the Ellis County, City of Ellis, City of Hays and City of Victoria fire departments. The Technical Rescue Team is trained and equipped for specialized rescue work involving building collapse, confined space, trench cave-in and low or high angles.

The training was led by Firefighter Tim Detrixhe of the City of Hays Fire Department.