Photos: Tucson Fire Department training on tower crane rescues
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Stafford Tower Crane of American and UEB Builders gave the TFD Technical Rescue Team an opportunity to work 120 feet above Tucson, Ariz.
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Capt. Brad DeCastro takes the last step off the boom as he rappel's down 120 feet as the Tucson Fire Department's Technical Rescue Team trains for a rescue on a Stafford Tower Crane of America crane on the UEB Builders job site at Park Ave. and Broadway, Saturday, January 27, 2018, Tucson, Ariz. The TRT were practicing rescuing an incapacitated crane operator from the 12 story crane currently helping build The Mark student housing structure. "This opportunity was given to us (by Stafford and UEB) and we're taking advantage of it," said TFD information officer Capt. Julian Herrera.
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Tucson Fire Department's Technical Rescue Team sends their "victim", paramedic trainee Chris Roylance, on his way down 120 feet while training for a rescue on a Stafford Tower Crane of America crane on the UEB Builders job site at Park Ave. and Broadway, Saturday, January 27, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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The Tucson Fire Department's Technical Rescue Team's gets hoisted up for their training on a Stafford Tower Crane of America crane on the UEB Builders job site at Park Ave. and Broadway, Saturday, January 27, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Firefighter Jake Connor sets up an attachment point on a Stafford Tower Crane of America crane on the UEB Builders job site, 120 feet above Park Ave. and Broadway, as the Tucson Fire Department's Technical Rescue Team trains for a tower crane rescue, Saturday, January 27, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Capt. James Sieminksi gets set to step off on his rappel down after the Tucson Fire Department's Technical Rescue Team training on a Stafford Tower Crane of America crane on the UEB Builders job site at Park Ave. and Broadway, Saturday, January 27, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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Firefighter Brett Bradshaw takes a quick photo of the view from 120 above the city as the Tucson Fire Department's Technical Rescue Team trains on a Stafford Tower Crane of America crane on the UEB Builders job site at Park Ave. and Broadway, Saturday, January 27, 2018, Tucson, Ariz.
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