Photo Gallery

TRAINING ASSIGNMENT:

Eden Prairie Fire Department fights car fire using simulator from Hennepin Technical College.

TRAINING ASSIGNMENT:

Tasing of angry combatant.

"Sir, calm down or you WILL BE TASED!"

"I will NOT CALM DOWN!"

"TASER! TASER! TASER!!"

Oof. That's gotta hurt.

Bill, the volunteer, was "tased" dozens of times througout the day. Fortunately the gear suit insulated him from the probes. What a great sport!

TRAINING ASSIGNMENT: Rescue of injured on bus and personal vechicle.

Accident occurs. Fire/rescue enroute.

Bus is cut open. Rescuers prepare for entry.

Rescue begins.

A "hive" of activity.

Rescue continues.

Training debrief.

Training Exercise: Tactical EMT Training for Peace Officers (TEMPO), Officers must learn to administer first aid under grave circumstances.

Above left, officer responds to nuisance call of dumpster diving (at center is the "911 caller"); Above right, officer approaches vagrant. SHOTS FIRED! Officer returns fire, suspect is shot, but not before shooting officer in the leg. Officer is bleeding out.

Injured officer radios for assistance and renders aid to self. EMS paramedic observes officer's medical procedures.

Training Exercise: Airport PD trains on use of force skills. Below, left: firearms simulator using laser technology assists officers in use-of-force split second decision making.

Training Exercise:

Eden Prairie Fire Department: Truck Ladder Exercises

Training Exercise: Bloomington PD SWAT vigorously preparing for their next exercise...

Training Exercise:

Edina Fire Special Ops Team practice belaying down an elevator shaft

Edina Safety Camp:

State Patrol Helicopter; Canine Demonstration

Training Exercise:

Eden Prairie PD uses simunitions rounds (paint bullets) for a bank robbery scenario

Training Exercise:

MN Fire and Rescue Task Force 1 trains on trench rescue.