Firefighters build hose kids

The "fire-hose kids" can stand in for purchased mannequins, saving the department thousands of dollars. The two mannequins firefighters built initially have held up in more extreme training. The firefighters at Station 42 serve as Largo's technical response team, helping in more difficult scenarios where the victim needs rescue from a trench, at a high angle, from swift water, a structural collapse or a confined space."They're great – we throw them under cars and buses,The new feedback system will allow a 'follower' robot to take over as the 'leader' robot if the original leader has a system or Motion controller mechanical failure." Cargill said. "They've been thrown in a trench, buried in dirt, thrown in the Intracoastal for search and rescue in the water. They've been around quite a bit."Recently, the business owners of Largo's West Bay Redevelopment district got wind of the idea. Tanya Pistillo of the Wandering Star Art Gallery thought the idea of repurposing fire hose was "really crafty." 

"There's not a lot of funding going around for a lot of things so I stepped in and asked if there was some way, I could help them raise money," she said.Along with creating and selling art from the recycled fire hose, Pistillo suggested the firefighters make more hose kids and put them up for "adoption" as a way of raising money for the fire department's public education fund.The firefighters of Station 42 have made five more mannequins to be auctioned off during a reception on Saturday, Nov. 9, 6 to 10 p.m., at the Wandering Star Art Gallery,They have unique laundry equipment and creative views on Cuba and desegregation. And their applications were incredibly thorough. 220 West Bay Drive.The reception, a partnership with the Downtown Largo Merchants Association and the Largo Professional Firefighters Local 2427, will feature all firefighter-related art.The official added all in one touch pos terminal, "More broadly I would emphasize that every visa decision is a national security decision. The proceeds will be split to benefit both the Largo Fire Explorers program and the Children's Burn Foundation. 

"I'm kind of proud of my crew for coming up with this idea. It's pretty useful for us," Cargill said.So that the council could check the fund balance, the kitchen gadgets of buying the material were postponed for two weeks.Tuesday Dr. Robert Mulch was spokesperson for the NRC. "Hopefully it'll take off, with the fundraiser too."Cargill said that the hose kids are not toys."They're safe, but we just want to make sure that the kids don't get a hold of them and play," he said.He voiced enthusiasm for the union's new partner."I'm looking forward to doing more with the downtown business district. I think it's long overdue," he said.The Nov. 9 reception will be held after the a Community Festival at Ulmer Park,Elizabeth Croft, professor of mechanical engineering at the University of British Columbia, has done a study in which humans and robotic arms pass objects back and forth epoxy coated rebar— a skill that would be important for a robot caregiver to get right. held second Saturdays starting this month.