43rd Annual Pole Top Rescue Competition

Inland Power linemen Ed Bageant, right, competes in the 43rd Pole Top Rescue Competition during The 65th Annual Governor's Industrial Safety and Health Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, in Spokane, Wash. Teams of linemen from the electrical utility industry compete for honors in rescuing a victim from a utility pole in a mock industrial accident and administer aid until help can arrive. The winning team will be announced Sept. 29, at the Conference's awards luncheon TYLER TJOMSLAND tylert@spokesman.com (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
Inland Power linemen Robert Swiger, left, and Ed Bageant, right, compete in the 43rd Pole Top Rescue Competition during The 65th Annual Governor's Industrial Safety and Health Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, in Spokane, Wash. Teams of linemen from the electrical utility industry compete for honors in rescuing a victim from a utility pole in a mock industrial accident and administer aid until help can arrive. The winning team will be announced Sept. 29, at the Conference's awards luncheon TYLER TJOMSLAND tylert@spokesman.com (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
Inland Power linemen Robert Swiger competes in the 43rd Pole Top Rescue Competition during The 65th Annual Governor's Industrial Safety and Health Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, in Spokane, Wash. Teams of linemen from the electrical utility industry compete for honors in rescuing a victim from a utility pole in a mock industrial accident and administer aid until help can arrive. The winning team will be announced Sept. 29, at the Conference's awards luncheon TYLER TJOMSLAND tylert@spokesman.com (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
Avista's Jarrad Thompson sizes up the challenge as he competes in the 43rd Pole Top Rescue Competition during The 65th Annual Governor's Industrial Safety and Health Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, in Spokane, Wash. Teams of linemen from the electrical utility industry compete for honors in rescuing a victim from a utility pole in a mock industrial accident and administer aid until help can arrive. The winning team will be announced Sept. 29, at the Conference's awards luncheon TYLER TJOMSLAND tylert@spokesman.com (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
Avista's Jarrad Thompson competes in the 43rd Pole Top Rescue Competition during The 65th Annual Governor's Industrial Safety and Health Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, in Spokane, Wash. Teams of linemen from the electrical utility industry compete for honors in rescuing a victim from a utility pole in a mock industrial accident and administer aid until help can arrive. The winning team will be announced Sept. 29, at the Conference's awards luncheon TYLER TJOMSLAND tylert@spokesman.com (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
Avista's Jarrad Thompson competes in the 43rd Pole Top Rescue Competition during The 65th Annual Governor's Industrial Safety and Health Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, in Spokane, Wash. Teams of linemen from the electrical utility industry compete for honors in rescuing a victim from a utility pole in a mock industrial accident and administer aid until help can arrive. The winning team will be announced Sept. 29, at the Conference's awards luncheon TYLER TJOMSLAND tylert@spokesman.com (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
Avista's Jarrad Thompson competes in the 43rd Pole Top Rescue Competition during The 65th Annual Governor's Industrial Safety and Health Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, in Spokane, Wash. Teams of linemen from the electrical utility industry compete for honors in rescuing a victim from a utility pole in a mock industrial accident and administer aid until help can arrive. The winning team will be announced Sept. 29, at the Conference's awards luncheon TYLER TJOMSLAND tylert@spokesman.com (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
Avista's Jarrad Thompson's, right, children Drake, 9, and Danika, 6, watch as he and partner Chad Hensley, left, compete in the 43rd Pole Top Rescue Competition during The 65th Annual Governor's Industrial Safety and Health Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, in Spokane, Wash. Teams of linemen from the electrical utility industry compete for honors in rescuing a victim from a utility pole in a mock industrial accident and administer aid until help can arrive. The winning team will be announced Sept. 29, at the Conference's awards luncheon TYLER TJOMSLAND tylert@spokesman.com (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
Avista's Jarrad Thompson competes with partner Chad Hensley in the 43rd Pole Top Rescue Competition during The 65th Annual Governor's Industrial Safety and Health Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, in Spokane, Wash. Teams of linemen from the electrical utility industry compete for honors in rescuing a victim from a utility pole in a mock industrial accident and administer aid until help can arrive. The winning team will be announced Sept. 29, at the Conference's awards luncheon TYLER TJOMSLAND tylert@spokesman.com (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
Avista's Jarrad Thompson's, (not pictured) son Drake, 9, embraces Thompson's partner Chad Hensley, after they competed in the 43rd Pole Top Rescue Competition during The 65th Annual Governor's Industrial Safety and Health Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, in Spokane, Wash. Teams of linemen from the electrical utility industry compete for honors in rescuing a victim from a utility pole in a mock industrial accident and administer aid until help can arrive. The winning team will be announced Sept. 29, at the Conference's awards luncheon TYLER TJOMSLAND tylert@spokesman.com (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
43rd Annual Pole Top Rescue Competition held at the Jack Stewart Training Center in Spokane on Wednesday, September 28, 2016.