2013-01-17 Rope Rescue training

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[edit] Booking

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2013-01-17 19:00 at the Fire Hall

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  • video: Image:Members:Call-out-season-1-episode-09-part-1-penticton-rope-rescue.mpg
    • discussion
  • 3-year review
    • highlights for 2012
    • challenges
      • few people attend training
      • low interest in training outside
      • poor indoor training facilities
      • 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
        • low-angle on very-low angle: capable. Slow without key personnel
    • how best to address the need
      • objectives, milestones, who

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  • use of alert system to activate response earlier
  • need to pre-alert earlier
  • 2-3 incidents per year is more realistic
  • coordinated training nights with beaver mines PCES rope team
  • people need to have a sense of accomplishment through certification

Objectives:

  • continue on joint team


  • increase number of members
    • get more people from PCES, PCSAR invloved
    • recruit externally
    • high value
    • medium difficulty
    • by summer
    • lead: Pat
  • training
    • training, monthly
      • high value
      • medium difficult
      • immediate
      • lead: Brett


  • create MOUs with other teams
    • Waterton, CNP
    • high value
    • by end of year
    • difficult
    • lead: Dave


  • develop SOP for PCES to activate and use team
    • high value
    • by fall
    • difficult
    • lead: Dave
    • 1 exercise
      • e.g. Oldman Dam power plant
      • high value
      • difficult
      • done by: May
      • lead: Brett
    • amalgamate with in-station training
      • medium value
      • easy
      • done by: May
      • lead: Pat
  • look for public event to schedule a demo at
    • medium value
    • medium difficulty
    • not unless part of exercise
  • explore possibility of bringing in a course
    • determine costs
    • work on budget
      • determine funding sources
      • lead: Dave
      • end of year
    • low value
    • medium difficulty
    • May


  • 3rd party assessment of skills
    • low value
    • medium difficulty

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