2012-01-24 Rope Rescue training

From PCSAR

This Tuesday is our regular rope rescue practice at the fire hall. Please come on out.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 19:00-21:00 PCSAR/PCES Rope Rescue practice

We've reached the 2 year mark on our joint team. We'll discuss our plans for the future. Plus we'll take a look at a video of sample rescue from BC.

Agenda:

• video: On-Call video Penticton rope rescue
  • discussion
• 2-year review
  • what we planned to accomplish
  • the resources that we have (people, time, finance)
  • the need for rope rescue
  • our current capabilities
  • how best to address the need
    • objectives, milestones, who

Discussed:

• 2-year review
  • what we planned to accomplish

competitions

funding

demo

exercise

definite goal to focus on for year

protocol for how to respond to PCES. PCES lets team show up as learning experience even if not certain needed any more.

• • the resources that we have (people, time, finance)
  • the need for rope rescue
  • our current capabilities
  • how best to address the need

mutual aid agreement with CNP, Waterton

• arrange to train together
• wind people
• mine rescue people?

• advertise?

liability issue could make it difficult for industry to invite us to their training

• explain WCB coverage
  • get statement from OH&S

make attractive, emphasize rapelling, recreational?

• zip lines

• swift water rescue

• explicit safety protocol for attending industry events

• • • objectives, milestones, who

• carry on as a time, reach out wider

fun:

• ascend, descend
• zip line
• descend off building
• Climbing wall

have monthly regular training/activity

• continued training and review

• make people aware of when outside training is available

• recruitment
  • advertise - Dan
    • pamphlet
  • public event - Mark
    • parade?

fair, rapelling exercise August

controlled lowering

• • talk to Jason A.

• create a Mandate Statement

• call-out protocol

• probationary period for new recruits

need to clarify structural organization

• vaguely SAR, vaguely PCES
• use of last PCES's vehicle

Pat, Forrest - summarize issues of organization, protocol, relationship. For further discussion.

• visibility, recognizable
• number of vehicles responding

regular meeting: 3rd Thursday 19:00-21:00