RIG 2009
Training Lane and SCS Criteria
These lanes would work for weekend training and ex-evals and would allow growth over years
so as to build in the budget spent each year. These sites would be used to develop skills so as to
better prepare for annual training and evaluation.
This criteria is used to better standardize Conditions and Environment for training and
evaluation.
Training Lane
There are five skill lanes of training that require practice. Each lane requires a minimum
footprint with specific characteristics. All numbers are only a minimum.
1. Lifting and Hauling
a. Foot Print: 40ft x 75ft
b. Footing: Tactical rock or firm, packed, gravel
c. Characteristic Details: Area must be as near to flat as possible, hardened with
good drainage
2. Shoring
a. Foot Print: Wall surface 45ft long x 12ft tall
b. Footing: One or two story is adequate, a building with smooth surfaces, with
windows and doors
c. Characteristic Details: The typical MOUT site will be sufficient
3. Confined Space
a. Foot Print: 3ft to 6ft tall inside x 40ft long
b. Footing: firm footing for maneuvering and spot shoring
c. Characteristic Details: Area must be as near to flat as possible with good drainage
4. Rope
a. Foot Print: 30ft x 40ft tall
b. Footing: Tactical rock or firm gravel to land on and belay from
c. Characteristic Details: Area must be as near to flat as possible with good drainage
5. Breaching and Breaking
a. Foot Print: 60ft x 60ft
b. Footing: Tactical rock or firm gravel with drainage
c. Characteristic Details: Area must have good drainage with heavy debris to break
precisely as directed. This area must be able to hold heavy equipment to support
debris prep and removal.
A rubble SCS to perform real problem solving exercises must be complex and of such size so as
to perform multiple problems, see “Debris SCS Prop Criteria.”
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Structural Collapse Simulators (SCS) Criteria
There are two basic types of SCSs that can be constructed - Training and Exercise. Each has a
mission to meet, thus the construction needs are different.
Exercise SCS
An exercise SCS must be of such size so as to require a series of problems to exist inside and on
the SCS. Problem solving while using acquired lane skills are the reason for an exercise. The
size, weight and complexity of a SCS provides or establishes, the level difficulty of a SCS; thus,
the degree and length of an exercise is directly related to the level of difficulty.
Training SCS
A training SCS must be of such size so as to engage all the topics/lanes desired, Breaching &
Breaking, Lifting & Hauling, Shoring (interior and exterior), Confined Space, Technical Search
and Basic Rope. With a training SCS or training area, these lanes can be constructed with
minimal effort given the basic materials since each lane is self-contained for one lane topic.
To run 5 or 6 lanes for evaluation requires the SCS to possess certain characteristics. These
characteristics are listed but are here in each case to supply a particular function. Each lane
focuses on one, and in rare cases, two topics. A typical SCS is 75-80% level of difficulty to set
the environment for evaluation. The 75-80% is the part that makes working a SCS difficult and
challenging. If what is wanted is just lanes to evaluate training, that can be completed very
easily and without much effort. But, if a SCS is desired for scenario exercises, problem solving
the time, effort and resources are enormous.
Constraints/Qualifiers
A CERFP extraction squad of 6 to 8 can:
1. Move, handle (Lift & Haul) 10 to 15 tons per 10 to 12 hours.
2. Crawl through a debris SCS in a Confined Space environment approximately 500ft.
3. Work off ropes from 20ft to as much as 65 ft high, any higher slows the walk up thus,
reduces the number of trips down (25ft to 30ft is best).
4. Work a tunneling corridor in a confined space that equals 500ft, and is a goal but seldom
meet and should be of such size to erect 40 spot shores, every 6ft. If all 500ft were used,
then over 80 spot shores would be erected.
5. Erect raker shores on 300-400sqft (wind load surface).
This is what is used at RIG Town in OKC, OK for Basic Training.
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SCS Location Requirements
1. Footing
a. Hardened footing to hold 800 to 1,000 tons.
b. Hardened footing at a minimum of 100 x 100. The area must hold the debris and
the equipment w/o sinking, thus making the prop unstable.
2. A broken or sick masonry building with its foundation in tact (that can be dropped) is
preferred.
a. Cleared of lead, asbestos or any other materials that could cause exposure
problems.
b. A demoed building with the basement and footing intact.
c. An old or abandoned swimming pool.
3. SCS location should:
a. Have access to debris for SCS development.
b. Be within a15 mile radius of access to debris (material/heavy industry to allow
multiple loads a day).
c. Be close, the closer the better. A mile or two on post is best.
d. Be on or near a state improved highway/interstate.
e. Have sufficient area around site to turn around a semi trailer.
Base of Operations (BOO)
For a RIG base of operation:
1. Parking for Semis and Heavy equipment (100ft x 100 ft)
2. Power (220, 50 amp service)
3. Water (A water faucet within 150 ft)
Note
1. A full semi load of debris hauls 25 tons
2. A Heavy Debris tandem (Heavy Bed) dump truck hold 10 to 12 tons
3. Structural concrete is hauled on a semi trailer and must be:
a. Loaded and unloaded with cranes or heavy forklifts
b. Tied down
c. Controlled to avoid loose load damage
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Site information
Power Location
Water Location
Address
POC 1
POC 2
Security on site
Access
City
Cell
Cell
Structure Location
Name
Address
Phone
Distance
POC
Debris Location
Name
Address
Phone
Distance
POC
Special Needs
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State
Zip