In 2019 CMC hosted the first GRIMP North America event. We're excited to announce GRIMP North America 2022 to be held March 24-26 on the Battleship Iowa in Los Angeles, CA. This episode discusses the background of GRIMP, how it's structured, what teams learned from the competition, how teams are evaluated and what's in the works for the GRIMP North America 2022. GRIMP™ North America is an international rescue skills challenge hosted by CMC on the magnificent Battleship Iowa in Los Angeles, California. We designed this event to provide an opportunity for education and spirited competition surrounded by peers. Our goal is to foster learning and collaboration within the global rescue community, knowing that as teams work to sharpen their skills and response capabilities, rescues become safer and increasingly successful for everyone involved.

Take a peak under the hood of CMC product development in a candid discussion about what goes into designing and engineering new products with our Director of Product Strategy, Director of Engineering, Engineering Manager for New Product Design and Director of the CMC School. Learn how CMC decides what products to develop, what the design, engineering and testing process was like for the CLUTCH, Outback and ATOM harness, and what unique challenges are faced when developing rescue and access life safety equipment.

Large animal technical rescue is a universal possibility for fire departments and technical rescue teams throughout the country. This interview with Dr. John Madigan a Distinguished Professor emeritus of medicine and epidemiology at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine discusses the training and tools available for rescue personnel to effectively respond to an incident involving injured or trapped large animals such as cows and horses.

This episode discusses how NFPA compliant gear changes what we do, how we rig and the way we operate as rope technicians. What does redundancy mean when thinking about harnesses, anchors, anchor plates, carabiners and twin tension rope systems? Tune in with CMC School instructors Doug McElmury, John McKently, Wayne Chapman and Fred Salazar.

Are you training as you would conduct a real rescue? This round table discussion covers the topics of training with real people vs manikins, who to contact for training access to local confined space environments, skill building vs realistic training, training with realistic man power and more. Hosted by Kelly Byrne with CMC School instructors LeRoy Harbach, Doug McElmury and Wayne Chapman.

What is backcountry rescue and what are the challenges backcountry SAR teams face? This episode discusses member retention and training, how teams are equipped and trained based on their location, how different types of gear factors into the equation and how do fire departments and SAR work and train together. The round table discussion is hosted by CMC School instructor John McKently with guests Fred Salazar, Craig McClure and Bruce Parker.

Firefighters Kelly Byrne, Dale Pekel, and LeRoy Harbach discuss bailout escape systems in a round table discussion. Learn about the history behind bailouts, why training is so important, what new systems are on the market and the techniques for using them. Join the conversation by telling us what you think of performing bailouts.

This episode discusses the question, 'What does independent anchoring of the feet actually mean when using the Arizona Vortex?' in a round table discussion with CMC School instructors.

This episode discusses what we do with our belay line when using an artificial high directional like an Arizona Vortex. Do we put it high through the Vortex along with our main or second line, do we run it low along the ground or do we do something in between like suspending it temporarily from an AZTEK kit? Tune in to the round table discussion with CMC School instructors Kelly Byrne, Wayne Chapman, Doug McElmury, John McKently and LeRoy Harbach.

Myths in rope rescue often start from a truth and evolve into misinformation over time. In this episode hosted by Doug McElmury, CMC School instructors continue the discussion around some common myths that are prevalent in rope rescue specifically focusing on the topic of NFPA compliant gear.