Name: Beaver Island volunteer firefighters demonstrate search-and-rescue training, 2006
Start: 2006-08
End: 2006-08
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 2006-08
Kind: Education
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: fireemergency-managementeducationcommunitypublic-servicecommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Peter Plastrik’s “Look Everywhere” account describes a simulated fire search at the St. James Fire Hall. Beaver Island volunteers practiced crawling in darkness, staying with a partner, keeping contact with the hose, and locating a simulated victim.

Evidence limits

The article documents a training exercise, not a live fire or rescue.

Sources

Peter Plastrik, "Look Everywhere," Beaver Beacon, August 2006.
Describes a simulated search for a fire victim at the St. James Fire Hall, with rookies partnered with veteran volunteers, crawling in darkness while maintaining contact with the hose and partner. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, August 2006, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the training account.
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Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island volunteer firefighters demonstrate search-and-rescue training, 2006”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fire-department-look-everywhere-training-2006/, accessed [date], citing Peter Plastrik, "Look Everywhere," Beaver Beacon, August 2006. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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