2014-01-16 Rope Rescue training

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Contents 1 Announcement 2 Booking 3 File number 4 Agenda 5 Participants 6 Record 7 Equipment 8 Financial 9 Feedback 10 To do

Announcement

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Booking

Event location, date, time and duration.

File number

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Agenda

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• 4-year review
  • highlights for 2013
    • 12 training sessions
      • public demo off Hewetson bridge
    • combining with Swift Water Rescue team
      • SWR course
  • challenges
    • few people attend training
    • low interest in training outside
    • no formal course
    • very few people do organization support
  • what we planned to accomplish
  • the resources that we have (people, time, finance)
  • the need for rope rescue
  • our current capabilities
    • equipment: 2 kits, adequate but weak
    • personnel: variable about 8
    • skills: 1-PEP Team Leader, 2-PEP Team Member equivalent, 5-Team Member in training
    • capacity:
      • high-angle or steep slope (> 30 degrees) in wilderness, road access, or industrial: only when the right personnel attending and given lots of time
        • easy scenarios can handle in reasonable time
      • low-angle on very-low angle: capable. Slow without key personnel
  • how best to address the need
    • objectives, milestones, who

Participants

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• Dan, Rob, Brett

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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