06/12/2026
🚨 Structural Collapse Specialist Training Complete 🚨
This week, the Memphis Fire Department Special Operations Team and Tennessee Task Force One: Urban Search & Rescue completed an intensive 80-hour Structural Collapse Specialist course.
Participants received hands-on training in emergency shoring, lifting and moving techniques, and breaching and breaking operations. The course concluded with a large-scale rescue scenario involving 16 simulated victims trapped in a collapsed structure.
We commend all participants for their hard work and commitment throughout the course. The skills gained through this training help ensure our members remain prepared to respond when our community needs them most.