2013-04-26 Swift Water Rescue course

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== Agenda ==
== Agenda ==
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Our objectives:
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1/ train ground search and rescue team members to be safe when working
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at water's edge, e.g. near undercut banks, when searching for subjects
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from land or extricating subjects on bank.
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2/ have individuals be capable of self rescuing or procedures for
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rescue by teammates should they fall in on river's edge
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3/ evaluate the feasibility of maintaining a swift water rescue team,
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perhaps in combination with other organizations. Identify training
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workload, recruitment and equipment requirements.
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4/ train core members of what will become the swift water rescue team
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assuming the decision is to create such
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5/ be able to assist an outside resource in a rescue, if we do not
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develop a swift water rescue team
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6/ determine the suitability and replacement priority of our current
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equipment: PFDs, throw bags, (dry suits from fire department)
== Participants ==
== Participants ==

Revision as of 09:05, 20 February 2013

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Announcement

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Booking

Event location, date, time and duration.

  • likely weekend of April 27
  • MD Meeting Room booked April 26-28
  • Field location to be determined
    • likely a combination of Boulder Run on the Oldman and Pincher Creek around town
    • possibly Crowsnest River downstream of Lundbreck Falls or between Blairmore and Frank

File number

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Agenda

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Our objectives:

1/ train ground search and rescue team members to be safe when working at water's edge, e.g. near undercut banks, when searching for subjects from land or extricating subjects on bank.

2/ have individuals be capable of self rescuing or procedures for rescue by teammates should they fall in on river's edge

3/ evaluate the feasibility of maintaining a swift water rescue team, perhaps in combination with other organizations. Identify training workload, recruitment and equipment requirements.

4/ train core members of what will become the swift water rescue team assuming the decision is to create such

5/ be able to assist an outside resource in a rescue, if we do not develop a swift water rescue team

6/ determine the suitability and replacement priority of our current equipment: PFDs, throw bags, (dry suits from fire department)

Participants

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Record

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Equipment

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Financial

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Feedback

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To do

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