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

[edit] Announcement

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[edit] Booking

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[edit] File number

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[edit] 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

[edit] Participants

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• Dan, Rob, Brett

[edit] Record

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Objectives:

• all team members have scene survey skills
  • PCES expects RRTMs to be able to take first-on-scene lead
  • need to be able to recognize when RR is appropriate, what type of resources to bring in
  • lead: Brett (review: Brett Wuth)

• make RR roles simpler
  • using pre-rigged equipment
  • identify additional equipment that reduces learning load
  • lead: Brett (review: Brett Wuth)

• increase number of members
  • get more people from PCES, PCSAR involved
  • recruit externally
  • high value
  • medium difficulty
  • lead: all

• RR training
  • training, monthly
    • consider 3-4 longer weekend day activities instead of month's 3rd Thursday evening
    • high value
    • medium difficult
    • immediate
    • lead: Brett (review: Brett Wuth)

• skills-focused training
  • 4-month cycle
  • month 1: learn new skills set 1 - as much as can take in
  • month 2: review skills 1 / learn new skills 2
  • month 3: test skills 1 / review skills 2 / learn new skills 3
  • month 4: review skills 1 / test skills 2 / review skills 3 / learn new skills 4
  • month 5: review skills 2 / test skills 3 / review skills 4 / learn new skills 5
  • etc.

• SWR training
  • summer months
  • lead: Nichole, Dan, Rob

• create working arrangements with other teams
  • Waterton, CNP, Sparwood, ACRO
  • anticipate more local participation with visible involvement in larger team
  • hesitant members prefer invitations to observe at other groups' training
  • high value
  • difficult
  • lead: Brett (review: Brett Wuth)

• look for public event to schedule a demo at
  • medium value
  • medium difficulty
  • not unless part of exercise
  • lead: Brett (review: Brett Wuth)

Training:

• Learn
  • Water Bend
  • Sizing sling
  • daisy chain webbing

[edit] Equipment

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[edit] Financial

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[edit] Feedback

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[edit] To do

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