Fireman's carry

For the grappling move of this name, see Takedown (grappling)
A US Marine carrying an injured Afghan after an IED blast, 2011.
An Iranian soldier performing a fireman's carry to rescue a wounded comrade while using his pistol in a military exercise.

A fireman's carry or fireman's lift (also firefighter's-) is a technique allowing one person to carry another person without assistance, by placing the carried person across the shoulders of the carrier.[1]

The technique was commonly used by firefighters to carry injured or unconscious people away from danger, but has been replaced in firefighting due to the drawback that smoke and heat are greater higher up, and may be fatal to the person being carried.

The "fireman's carry" technique is still taught for use outside firefighting. Soldiers use this technique to carry the wounded.[1] Lifeguards are sometimes trained to use the fireman's carry.

  1. ^ a b United States Army. The Warrior Ethos and Soldier Combat Skills. Chapter 3: Combat Casualty Care and Preventive Medicine. Accessed June 12, 2010