2010-12-14 Rope Rescue training

From PCSAR

Tuesday December 14, 2010

19:00 - 21:00 at the Fire Hall

Rope Rescue practice.

Agenda:

• Rope Rescue in Pincher Creek
  • (from BC PEP RRM Chapter 1)
  • Describe the Incident Commander's role in rope rescue
• Raising Systems
  • (from BC PEP RRM Chapter 8)
  • Efficiently pass knots in the load line while raising
• Slope Rescue
  • (from BC PEP RRM Chapter 12)
  • Describe techniques to operate safely and proficiently on slopes ranging from very low angle to steep angle
  • Adapt techniques used in vertical rescue
  • Describe forces encountered during a slope rescue
  • Describe hazards particular to slope rescue