Technical Rescue
Initial Engine Company Operations
Technical Rescue Incidents
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Confined Space
Trench collapse
Structural collapse
High angle rescues
Water rescue
Ice rescue
Wide area search
HazMat
Vehicle extrications
Farm rescue
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
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?
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
Primary Size-up
Radio Report
1. Arrive on scene
2. Describe the problem
3. Assume Command
4. All units Level 1 stage
5. Assign a tactical channel
Secondary Size-up
–“Columbia, 360 complete…
• Give CAN Report
• Announce Command Post location
• Declare incident strategy”
Secondary Size-up CAN Report
1. Conditions
1. Secure reporting party, witnesses,
foreman, etc.
2. Patient count, condition and location
2. Actions
1. What are you working on?
a. Securing machinery, stopping bystander
rescue, establishing perimeters, etc.
3. Needs
1. Resource determination
Technical Rescue Benchmarks
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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
Technical Rescue Benchmarks
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Stabilize the problem!
Maintain personnel accountability
Establish Hot, Warm and Cold zones
Position at a minimum 150 feet away
Technical Rescue Benchmarks
• Focus on information gathering
• Secure the witnesses or reporting party
• Stop any bystander rescue attempts
Technical Rescue Benchmarks
• Identify scene hazards
• Determine need for additional resources
• Location, number and condition of victims
– Survival profile
Technical Rescue Benchmarks
• Establish an equipment cache
• Control traffic
• Identify and group personnel based on
qualifications
• Assign Safety Officer
Establish Parameters
• HOT
– Technician Level personnel
• WARM
– Operations Level personnel
– Tool/equipment staging
• COLD
– Command Post
– Apparatus staging
– Rehab
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
Rehab
• Request S510
• These are time and labor intensive events
Who’s coming with you?
Confined Space, Structural Collapse,
Trench Rescue
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2 Engines
1 Tanker
1 Rescue Squad
2 Ambulances
HM514
AIR15
• 67 deaths per year (Confined Space)
• 60% are of would be rescuers
Water/Ice Rescue
• 1 Engine
• 1 Squad
• 2 Ambulances
• 2 Boats
High Angle Rescue
• 2 Engines
• 1 Rescue Squad
• 1 Ambulance
Trench Collapse Hazard Control
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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
Confined Space Hazard Control
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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
Scenarios