08/20/2026
B-SHIFT POOL TRAINING 🛟🚒
B-Shift recently conducted pool training focused on the unique challenges firefighters and EMS personnel may encounter during water-related emergencies.
For fire departments, water rescue and pool medical training is an important part of maintaining operational readiness. While drownings and near-drownings are obvious concerns, emergencies around swimming pools involve much more than just the water itself.
Slips, trips, and falls around wet pool decks, ladders, diving boards, steps, and other surrounding surfaces can result in serious injuries, including head, neck, and spinal trauma. Responders must be prepared to safely access the patient, manage the hazards around the pool, and provide appropriate medical care while working in an environment that can be difficult to navigate.
During this training, crews also focused on controlled patient entry techniques designed to minimize disturbance of the water and help maintain cervical spine control when a spinal injury is suspected. Proper water extraction techniques were also practiced, ensuring crews can safely remove a patient from the water while maintaining appropriate spinal precautions and transitioning into effective patient care.
Training in these environments allows our crews to build confidence, sharpen patient-care skills, and understand the challenges associated with working around water.
Great job by B-Shift for continuing to train, improve, and prepare for the unexpected. The best time to develop these skills is before the emergency happens.
Don't worry, A-shift is completing their training shortly.
Train hard. Stay ready. Take care of our community. 🚒💪
