Although often unseen, Cold War relics can be found throughout the country. One example can be found about twenty miles south of Tucson, Arizona at the Titan Missile Museum. Contained within eight-foot thick blast walls, the main silo, tunnels and vaults house both an actual Titan II missile and its associated launch infrastructure.

The result of all this is, “a great place to provide advanced training to industrial rescue teams,” according to Greg Arbizo, Lead Rescue Instructor. “There are a wide range of scenarios we can set up in the tunnels, silo and vaults.” And since it is deep underground, students don’t have to deal with the desert heat.

For the last couple of years D2000 has been holding four-day Industrial Rescue Team Leader training sessions at this facility. Along with advanced rope rescue techniques, students learn how to provide initial and refresher training to members of their rescue teams. This, in turn, helps ensure that their teams will be able to provide the confined space, fall protection and elevated area rescue capabilities at their facilities.

In addition to three days of hands-on skill-building, students receive a complete set of course materials including student packets and a copy of the same Leader’s Guide and PowerPoint presentation that D2000 instructors use.

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