Technical Rescue
“Technical Rescue" is defined by the NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) as the application of special knowledge, skills, and equipment to safely resolve unique and/or complex rescue situations.”
They list a good 20 or so specialist subject for structured presentation and standardization. This is adopted by most professional Fire Departments in North America and others who have adopted it. In the standards NFPA 1006 and NFPA 1670 they list three levels in each subject, which are 1) Awareness Level, 2) Operations Level and 3) Technician Level.
Many other countries like the United Kingdom have similar standards run out of very credible sources such as the Fire Service College (Moreton on the Marsh) and Outreach Rescue, in Wales.
In "Search and Rescue" you need to be able to perform the "rescue" component when called up. In ERTSAR Rope use is a skill that we use in most all disciplines and expect early on. Even if you are not a "Rope Rescue Technician" as many would be, the basic understanding of types of ropes and knots and how to use these systems are a fundamental basic skill.
ERTSAR recognises the NFPA standard and many others, like "Moreton" and "Outreach" as providing the standards needed to work in our Technical Rescue Section.
SUBJECTS
The NFPA 1006 2021 Edition lists
They list a good 20 or so specialist subject for structured presentation and standardization. This is adopted by most professional Fire Departments in North America and others who have adopted it. In the standards NFPA 1006 and NFPA 1670 they list three levels in each subject, which are 1) Awareness Level, 2) Operations Level and 3) Technician Level.
Many other countries like the United Kingdom have similar standards run out of very credible sources such as the Fire Service College (Moreton on the Marsh) and Outreach Rescue, in Wales.
In "Search and Rescue" you need to be able to perform the "rescue" component when called up. In ERTSAR Rope use is a skill that we use in most all disciplines and expect early on. Even if you are not a "Rope Rescue Technician" as many would be, the basic understanding of types of ropes and knots and how to use these systems are a fundamental basic skill.
ERTSAR recognises the NFPA standard and many others, like "Moreton" and "Outreach" as providing the standards needed to work in our Technical Rescue Section.
SUBJECTS
The NFPA 1006 2021 Edition lists
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Chapter 4 Tower Rescue
Chapter 5 Rope Rescue * Chapter 6 Structural Collapse Rescue * Chapter 7 Confined Space Rescue Chapter 8 Common Passenger Vehicle Rescue Chapter 9 Heavy Vehicle Rescue Chapter 10 Animal Technical Rescue Chapter 11 Wilderness Search and Rescue * Chapter 12 Trench Rescue Chapter 13 Machinery Rescue Chapter 14 Cave Rescue Chapter 15 Mine and Tunnel Rescue Chapter 16 Helicopter Rescue Chapter 17 Surface Water Rescue * Chapter 18 Swiftwater Rescue * Chapter 19 Dive Rescue Chapter 20 Ice Rescue Chapter 21 Surf Rescue Chapter 22 Watercraft Rescue * Chapter 23 Floodwater Rescue * Many members have the disciplines above due to their various rescue backgrounds but the ones we have trained in are listed in BOLD. An asterisk * shows the ones we commonly do. |
Rescue Technicians in ERTSAR are expected to be able to combine disciplines, as you see here. The Rescue Tech on Rope is also a USAR Tech breaching an external wall.
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VIDEO CLIP
A short video of one of our regular Rope Rescue training sessions taught by our training partner at Advanced Rescue
A short video of one of our regular Rope Rescue training sessions taught by our training partner at Advanced Rescue