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Ronin is comprised primarily of current or former military and emergency services personnel. Rescue and Safety is what we do! It is our profession and our passion. Our staff have performed rescues in some of the worst conditions imaginable. We have seen the negative side of accidents and incidents knowing full well that with proper communication, procedure and training the majority of them are preventable. Our RescueCast is to talk about our procedures, issues in the rescue industry and other items of interest to the rescue community.
PodCast 45 - San Diego FD
PodCast 45 - San Diego FD by Ronin Rescue
52:5718/04/2020
PodCast 44 Rescue Climbers And Orange County Fire Rescue FL
PodCast 44 Rescue Climbers And Orange County Fire Rescue FL by Ronin Rescue
46:1410/04/2020
PodCast 43 - Conversation With A Legionnaire
This PodCast is an interview with Legionnaire, writer and helicopter pilot Joel Struthers. We speak to Joel about life in the Legion, leadership traits he took away from the Legion. We chat about his new venture Legion Engineered - a clothing line that is brining awareness and supporting PTSD treatments. We also chat a bit about helicopters and some dos and donts - just to round out the discussion.
58:4604/04/2020
PodCast 42 Elevated And The Ship Rescue
RescueCast 43 is a discussion with Sean and Tom about the rescue they took part in on the Golden Ray. With ships crew unaccounted for they were part of the team that located, breeched and extricated the victims.
01:52:4627/03/2020
James From Italy And COVID 19
Just a quick Interview with James Ranken, a British Rope Access Technician currently living and under lock down in Italy. We discuss what's happening in Italy and what the EU, UK and North America should prepare for.
29:5925/03/2020
COVID 19 And Implications to the Rescue World PodCast
This podcast is a conversation with 4 individuals involved in rescue training and equipment manufacturing. We discuss how the COVID 19 Pandemic has created difficulties in the rescue community and try and answer some questions around rescue training and equipment issues during this time.
01:04:0420/03/2020
PodCast 41 D4H And The Irish CG
In Podcast 41 we chat with Robin from D4H. We discuss his time with the Irish Coast Guard and some of the teams of the Irish CG. We also talk about D4H in detail. If you use D4H or are looking for a software management platform for rescue teams - have a listen.
39:0815/03/2020
PodCast 40A - To Tail Or Not To Tail
To tail or not to tail. This is the tale of rope tailing as viewed by a few Ronin Rescue Instructors.
44:2404/03/2020
PodCast 40 - Jack And CAMP
PodCast 40 is an interview with Jack Perry from Camp USA. We discuss ice climbing, what challenges and timelines are in place when making equipment and CAMP products.
01:03:3427/02/2020
PodCast 39 - Off Shore Incident
PodCast 39 interviews Micah from Peak Rescue about an offshore recovery from a confined space that they were tasked with. From the logistics of getting a team out to sea, to operating in international waters, Micah describes the challenges around the incident.
46:2714/02/2020
PodCast 38 - Redundancy, ITRA And Trolling With Craig McClure
PodCast 38 - Redundancy, ITRA And Trolling With Craig McClure by Ronin Rescue
47:2717/01/2020
PodCast 37 - ATLAST, Size Up And Other Confined Space Tactical Concerns
PodCast 37 - ATLAST, Size Up And Other Confined Space Tactical Concerns by Ronin Rescue
43:5409/01/2020
PodCast 36 - Crevasse Rescue With A SAR Tech
For some winter fun; An interview with Mike, a former CF SAR Tech, about two crevasse rescues he was part of. The first minute of the audio has some glitches, however push through, the remainder we got sorted out.
26:4029/12/2019
PodCast 35 Confined Space Incident 1
The first of hopefully many interviews with rescue technicians about incidents they have responded to and the lessons they learned from those incidents. Learn what you can from others success and challenges so your team can be that much better. Here we discuss a confined space rescue incident.
39:2419/12/2019
PodCast 34 ISH 24
In RescueCast 34 we interview Dan McMahon, owner of ISH24 in Australia. We talk about ISH24, how Dan got into the industry, confined space regulations in Oz as well discuss their preferred rescue equipment.
41:5011/12/2019
PodCast 33 - IAP's And The Technical Rescue Incident
Do you use Incident Action Plans for your technical rescue incident? If not why not? We discuss using IAP's for Tech Rescue as well as the orders format and action plan used overseas.
39:4204/12/2019
PodCast 32 CrakerJack ASAP Testing - 2019 - 11 - 21, 1.46 PM
An interview with Craig McClure regarding testing of the ASAP use in a highline system. The CrackerJack Group and Ronin Rescue conducted this testing and it was presented by Craig at ITRS 2019.
36:1821/11/2019
PodCast 31 - Interview With Erik (Mechelen FD and GRIMP CT)
An interview with Erik from the Mechelen Fire Service in Belgium. Erik is a station officer and CT under the French GRIMP System. We talk about the French GRIMP system and the similarities between the Belgian and North America rope rescue systems.
31:1119/10/2019
RescueCast 30 - Answers To Listeners Questions
This RescueCast answers questions listeners have sent in about gear, ITRA, ITRS and a Flemish Reeve. If you have any more questions, please feel free to send them to us
46:0712/10/2019
PodCast 29 - Interview With Sean Cogan
PodCast 29 is an interview with the father of the clutch, the breaker of foot ascenders - well enough GOT references - Sean Cogan of Harken Industrial. We talk about how he got into the industry, the clutch, the ninja as well as GRIMP and rope rescue and rope access.
48:3004/09/2019
PodCast 28, Rigging Used At GRIMP 2019
An interview with the 2019 GRIMP Day Team Leader on the rescue rigging he used and why he used it.
01:06:2618/08/2019
PodCast 27 HazMat
A discussion with Ed about the new NFPA HazMat standard, who needs what level of HazMat training and how HazMat is becoming more of a required skill for industry.
22:2809/08/2019
PodCast 26 Ottawa PSU
An interview with Ed who serves as an Ottawa firefighter on the Cities Public Order (Service) Unit.
17:3930/07/2019
PodCast 25 Rigging To Aerial Ladder Trucks
In RescueCast 25 we interview Kelly Byrne of Rescue 2 Training and DC Fire about rigging to aerial ladders. Kelly discuss some of the do's and many of the don's when it comes to rigging ladder trucks.
30:0418/07/2019
PodCast 24 - The Arb World And How To Rescue Arborists
In RescueCast 24 we talk with an Arborist about Arb rigging, equipment and rescue options. These rescue options we discuss are how Arborists rescue themselves and what fire department rescuers will find if dispatched to this type of incident.
39:1710/07/2019
PodCast 23 - Ronin Staff OP And Gear Updates
A quick update for Ronin staff on some gear changes. Open to anyone to listen to however specifically aimed at our staff. Stay tuned we will have a new PodCast up on Arb next week.
12:0304/07/2019
PodCast 22 Thoughts On Teams
Just some quick thoughts from Ronin on being part of and leading a small team, specifically a rescue team. We discuss training, preparation, leadership and team performance.
39:5801/07/2019
PodCast 21 GRIMP 2019 And Gear (Clutch)
RescueCast on GRIMP 2019 in Namur, the event, the culture and feedback on some of the gear we used. Gear such as the ATOM harness, Ninja, Clutch, Armour Helmet and Cousin Ropes.
40:1813/06/2019
PodCast 20 - GRIMP NA
Discussions with Don (an evaluator) and Cole (a competitor) about their experiences at GRIMP NA. Discussed is questions around live loads, rescue competitions and GRIMP NA in general.
44:3510/04/2019
Podcast 19 Mine Rescue
This PodCast is an interview with L Coultry about where Mine Rescue started and where it is going.
23:3328/03/2019
Podcast 18 - Confined Space Rescue Tactics
An interview with Luc who just completed a week with AERT on the battleship course. We discuss strategies and tactics of confined space rescue.
26:0315/02/2019
RescueCast 17 The NFPA AHJ - 2019 - 01 - 10, 11.53 AM
Ever wonder what the AHJ means to you? This rescuecast is a quick discussion on the AHJ (authority having jurisdiction) as listed in the NFPA standards and what it means to us and you.
31:4231/01/2019
RescueCast 16 GRIMP From A TL View Point - 2018 - 12 - 31, 12.24 PM
This RescueCast is about GRIMP Day from a team leader point of view. KR chats about how he trained his team for the event, leadership and team employment at the event and his method of briefing the team during the event.
01:00:4110/01/2019
RescueCast 15
An interview with one of the owners of Ronin Rescue about influences he has seen in rope rescue, public vs private rescue teams and different devices he uses.
19:5530/12/2018
Ronin RescueCast Vets Transition
This PodCast has nothing to do with rescue. As Ronin is around 42% former military, we wanted to share some of our staffs experience regarding transitioning out of the Armed Forces. This PodCast has interviews with two of our staff who released and transitioned to the city sector.
28:4820/12/2018
RescueCast 14 - Silo Work
Information on a rope access job inside of a grain silo. Rigging and hazards are discussed.
30:5719/12/2018
RescueCast 13 Gear
Some folks have asked what gear we are using for rescue. Here is an overview; primarily of the clothing and PPE we use.
23:1821/11/2018
RescueCast 12 - Grimp Part Deux
Thoughts on the rope rescue competitions; LifeLine in China and Ch'iao in Taiwan.
30:1012/11/2018
RescueCast 11 - GRIMP Day
GRIMP DAY - Yes we finally put out a podcast discussing GRIMP Day and our experiences at the event.
39:3923/06/2018
PodCast 10 - Influences In Rope Rescue - 2018 - 01 - 31, 8.37 PM
Rope rescue has had more changes in the past 10 years then the previous 30 prior. Is that a good thing? Here we discuss some of the influences in rope rescue.
30:5628/02/2018
PodCast 9 - Rescue Plan - 2018 - 01 - 31, 7.56 PM
Discussion for Ronin staff around how to complete the updated Ronin Field Rescue Plan. Would be useful for other safety and rescue professionals who complete rescue plans.
42:4801/02/2018
Pod Cast 8 Kit At A Plus A And Principles
Pad Cast 8 discusses new rescue gear we saw at A plus A in Germany in October as well as a quick conversation on principles for rigging rescue systems.
29:2823/11/2017
PodCast 7 - Hiring A Private Rescue Provider
Do you know what to look for when hiring a private rescue provider? We discuss questions you should ask potential rescue providers prior to hiring them.
21:5325/10/2017
PodCast 6 - Gear Testing And Breaking Stuff
Ronin went to CMC to test aid climbing gear and grigri's in off label uses (rescue applications). As well we looked at different methods of tying clove hitches and a tension lines made of clove hitches.
34:1710/10/2017
PodCast 5 Helmets, Principles And Investigations
Quick chat on different helmets for pea heads like me. We also talk about different principles and risk tolerance as an introduction to two incidents that I have investigated. One incident with an omni strap, one with an ID.
28:3209/09/2017
PodCast 4 Including The Rescue Team In The Tail Board
Rescuecast 4 discusses the reasons for incorporating the rescue team into the on site safety tailboard.
30:5607/08/2017
PodCast3 Regs, Standards, Risk Aversion And CS Tactics
This RescueCast discusses regulations and standards and how they have influenced the speed vs safety culture in technical rescue. As well we talk about confined space tactics including bash kits and austere rigging anchors.
44:4526/07/2017
PodCast 2 - Ronin Rig, PPE And BASH Kits
RescueCast # 2 on what we carry in our Rigging Kits. This is primarily for our staff, however there are some nuggets in there for the general rescue community.
28:4407/07/2017
RescueCast 1 Quick Response Pack
What quick medical intervention supplies are you carrying into your rescues? A look at Ronin's Quick Response Pack (QRP).
27:0106/07/2017