AMAST Safety & Rescue RTO #45686

🚒🚑 First Responders Day 🚑🚒

Today, we simply want to say thank you.

Thank you to the firefighters, paramedics, police officers, emergency service volunteers, rescue personnel, and all first responders who step forward when others need help the most.

While many people are running from danger, you are running towards it. You answer calls at all hours, face difficult situations, and provide comfort, care, and hope during some of the toughest moments in people's lives.

At AMAST Safety & Rescue, we are fortunate to work with many incredible first responders. They are not only members of our team but also members of our communities. People who quietly dedicate themselves to serving others, often without recognition.

To our trainers, emergency response personnel, and all of our staff who continue to serve as firefighters, paramedics, and emergency responders: we are proud of you and grateful for everything you do.

Today, we honour your commitment, your compassion, and your willingness to put others before yourselves.

From all of us at AMAST Safety & Rescue, thank you to every first responder and your families, who also make sacrifices in support of the work you do.

Your communities are safer because of you ❤️

🚨 INCIDENT REPORT 🚨

Location: Mackay Marina Run
Participants: AMAST Team
Conditions: Early morning, questionable fitness levels, high coffee consumption

Outcome:
✅ Finish line reached
✅ Team morale maintained
✅ No rescue required

Proud of the crew for getting out there, challenging themselves and having a great time along the way!

🔥 Fun Fact Friday 🔥

Why are Dalmatians known as the “firehouse dogs”? 🚒🐾

Back in the old days of horse-drawn fire carriages, Dalmatians were the ultimate crew members. They naturally got along with horses and were trained to run alongside the carriages—helping calm the horses, clear the path, and guard the equipment while firefighters handled emergencies.

Their loyalty, energy, and protective instincts made them perfect partners on the job. Over time, they became a proud symbol of fire services around the world.

So next time you see a Dalmatian, remember—they’ve got a long history of running toward the action, not away from it. 🔥🐶

Is it knot right or not right?

The photo shows three different Figure of 8 on the bight knots. While the route of the rope through each of the knots is correct, the finishing of the knot varies between all three. The knot on the left is how I was taught to tie the knot many years ago and is still my go-to. I still use a barrel knot to finish it off, make it nice and neat, and just have that little redundancy, and if anyone clips a carabiner into the space between the 8 and the barrel (a common reason why some people say it shouldn’t be there), they shouldn’t be allowed near rope.
The knot in the centre is how I was taught when I did rope access training, as opposed to the way I learnt with rescue. The tail does not contain a barrel knot and is left around 150mm long. I don’t have an issue with this either, so long as the knot is tied and packed correctly, and if this is completed then the knot shouldn’t slip.
One thing for certain though, while the knots on the left are acceptable, my students know that if they present me with the garbage on the right, they will be retying it 😉😂.
Now I’ll wait for them to zoom in and try and pick the faults. I’m running my own little sweep on who will be first 😜