CVFD Training – Rescue Operations

1. CVFD Training – Rescue Operations SFFMA Training Objectives: 9-01.01 – 9-01.04

2. Rescue and Extrication Operations • Rescue — Involves removal of victims from entrapment by • Fires • Terrain features • Structural collapse • Elevation differences • Confined spaces • Non-extrication situations (Continued) Firefighter I

3. Rescue and Extrication Operations • Extrication — Involves disentanglement, removal of victims from vehicles • Differences between rescue and body recovery operation • Rescues involve risk to life • Body recoveries should not involve risk to life Firefighter I

4. Safety Guidelines for Search and Rescue Personnel • Do not enter building in which fire has progressed to point where viable victims are unlikely to be found • If backdraft conditions are apparent, attempt entry only after ventilation • Work according to IAP (Continued) Firefighter I

5. Safety Guidelines for Search and Rescue Personnel • Maintain radio contact with supervisor; monitor radio contact • Continuously monitor fire conditions that might affect search team safety • Use established personnel accountability system (Continued) Firefighter I

6. Safety Guidelines for Search and Rescue Personnel • Be aware of secondary means of egress • Wear full PPE, including SCBA, PASS device • Work in teams of two or more, stay in contact with each other • Search systematically (Continued) Firefighter I

7. Safety Guidelines for Search and Rescue Personnel • Stay low, move cautiously • Stay alert • Continuously monitor structure’s integrity • Check doors for excessive heat before opening (Continued) Firefighter I

8. Safety Guidelines for Search and Rescue Personnel • Mark entry doors into rooms • Maintain contact with wall, hoseline, or tagline • Have charged hoseline at hand • Coordinate with ventilation teams before opening windows (Continued) Firefighter I

9. Safety Guidelines for Search and Rescue Personnel • Close door, report condition, follow supervisor’s orders if fire encountered • Inform supervisor of inability to search any rooms • Report to supervisor when search complete Firefighter I

10. Building Search Objectives • Locating victims • Primary search • Secondary search • Rapid intervention • Obtaining information about location/extent of fire Firefighter I

11. Removing Located Firefighters • Even though a two-firefighter RIC can locate a firefighter in distress, unlikely to be able to remove him/her from hazard zone (Continued) Firefighter I

12. Removing Located Firefighters • If firefighter in distress waited until low-air alarm sounded before calling Mayday, firefighter will almost certainly be out of air • RIC must take specific actions when searching for missing firefighters Firefighter I

13. Victim Removal • Injured victims should not be moved unless in immediate danger • Situations where emergency moves are necessary Firefighter I

14. Remember During Victim Removal • Chief danger is possibly aggravating spinal injury • If necessary to perform emergency move, pull victim in direction of long axis of body • Better to have two or more rescuers when lifting/carrying adult (Continued) Firefighter I

15. Remember During Victim Removal • Unconscious victim always more difficult to lift • Rescuers helping carry victim should guard against losing balance • Lifting incorrectly is one of the most common causes of injury to rescuers Firefighter I

16. Carries and Drags • Incline drag • Blanket drag • Webbing drag • Cradle-in-arms lift/carry • Seat lift/carry (Continued) Firefighter I

17. Carries and Drags • Three-person lift/carry • Moving victim onto long backboard or litter • Extremities lift/carry • Chair lift/carry Firefighter I

18. Firefighter’s Carry

19. Extremity Carry

20. Seat Carry

21. Blanket Drag

22. Clothing Drag

23. Webbing Sling Drag

24. Sit and Drag

25. Firefighter’s Drag

26. Rescue of a Firefighter Wearing SCBA

27. Placing a Patient on a Backboard