Technical Rescue Initial Engine Company Operations

1. Technical Rescue Initial Engine Company Operations

2. Technical Rescue Incidents • Confined Space • Trench collapse • Structural collapse • High angle rescues • Water rescue • Ice rescue • Wide area search • HazMat • Vehicle extrications • Farm rescue

3. What is a Confined Space? • Large enough that a person can enter and preform work • Limited means of entry or exit • Tanks, vessels, silos, storage bins, vaults, pits, tunnels, sewers, manholes, storm drains, empty swimming pool • Limited ventilation • Limited lighting

5. Things we can plan for • Hazard Identification • Where are potential locations in your first and second due run-box for a technical rescue event to occur?

6. Before you leave the station… • Have the appropriate PPE for these events • Bunker gear is not ideal • Make sure you have a good pair of leather boots

7. Primary Size-up Radio Report • Arrive on scene • Describe the problem • Assume Command • All units Level 1 stage • Assign a tactical channel

8. Secondary Size-up • “Columbia, 360 complete… • Give CAN Report • Announce Command Post location • Declare incident strategy”

9. Secondary Size-up CAN Report • Conditions • Secure reporting party, witnesses, foreman, etc. • Patient count, condition and location • Actions • What are you working on? • Securing machinery, stopping bystander rescue, establishing perimeters, etc. • Needs • Resource determination

10. Technical Rescue Benchmarks • Take Command of the event • Think with your head, not your heart • Identify the type of event you are at • Size-up (Situational Assessment) • Primary • Secondary

11. Technical Rescue Benchmarks • Stabilize the problem! • Maintain personnel accountability • Establish Hot, Warm and Cold zones • Position at a minimum 150 feet away

12. Technical Rescue Benchmarks • Focus on information gathering • Secure the witnesses or reporting party • Stop any bystander rescue attempts

13. Technical Rescue Benchmarks • Identify scene hazards • Determine need for additional resources • Location, number and condition of victims • Survival profile

14. Technical Rescue Benchmarks • Establish an equipment cache • Control traffic • Identify and group personnel based on qualifications • Assign Safety Officer

15. Establish Parameters • HOT • Technician Level personnel • WARM • Operations Level personnel • Tool/equipment staging • COLD • Command Post • Apparatus staging • Rehab

16. Equipment Staging • Determine based on the event what your equipment needs are • Rope • Lock-out Tag-out • PPV Fan • Hand Tools • AC Hotsick • 4 gas meter • Lights

17. Rehab • Request S510 • These are time and labor intensive events

18. Who’s coming with you?

19. Confined Space, Structural Collapse, Trench Rescue • 2 Engines • 1 Tanker • 1 Rescue Squad • 2 Ambulances • HM514 • AIR15 • 67 deaths per year (Confined Space) • 60% are of would be rescuers

20. Water/Ice Rescue • 1 Engine • 1 Squad • 2 Ambulances • 2 Boats

21. High Angle Rescue • 2 Engines • 1 Rescue Squad • 1 Ambulance

22. Trench Collapse Hazard Control • Establish Hot, Warm and Cold Zones • Shut down all heavy equipment • Ventilate the trench with PPV fan • Shut down utilities • Do not enter the trench

23. Confined Space Hazard Control • Establish Hot, Warm and Cold Zones • Shut down all equipment • Open any additional openings • Ventilate the space with PPV fan • Shut down utilities • Do not enter the confined space

24. Scenarios