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Source: This article was Adapted from Vertical Academy,
by Tom Briggs, Copyright © 2013. All Rights Reserved. Excerpted
with expressed written permission.
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Tom Briggs is a fire service veteran of over 33 years and author of Vertical
Academy, a vocational rope rescue textbook.
Before retiring as a
Captain in 2008, he was assigned to the Special Operations Division at Metro
Fire Sacramento, California as the Rescue Services Manager.
He was also a
Rescue Team Leader for FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Taskforce 7.
An instructor
for the State of California and Rescue 3 International, Tom coordinated and
taught many training courses specializing in the rope, trench, confined space,
and water rescue disciplines to scores of agencies, often alongside many well-known
rescue training luminaries.
The National Association of Search and Rescue (NASAR)
recognized Tom’s training contributions in 1996 with the Higgins Langley Award.
