Rope Rescue

From PCSAR

PCSAR and Pincher Creek Emergency Services are forming a joint rope rescue team. It is hoped that by having a single team between the two organizations, that we will be able to maintain a level of training and involvement that will allow the joint team to respond to incidents in the mandate for either organization.

The PCSAR board has given approval in principle to the formation of joint team. They will consider a more detailed mandate and budget for the team as they are developed.

Contents 1 Joining 2 Planning 3 Needs Analysis 4 Report 5 Training 6 Equipment 7 Budget 8 To do

Joining

If you are interested in becoming involved in the joint team, contact Brett Wuth as a member of PCSAR, or your officers as a member of Emergency Services.

PCSAR members:

• Brett Wuth
• Adam Taylor
• Nichole Boissoneault
• less active: Joel Morgan Smith
• less active: Bradley Boese
• less active: Alieza Cyr

Both:

• Pat Neumann
• Robert Frost
• Dan Earle

PCES members:

• ...

Planning

A joint planning meeting between PCSAR, PCES, Piikani Fire Dept and Shell was held 2009-08-19.

A planning session was held after the wind turbine tour on 2009-09-12 between Dave Cox, Brett Wuth, Bree Korobanik, and Brian Balak.

2009-09-16 Pat and Brett discussed training requirements.

2009-10-13 Pat and Brett worked on a training schedule.

2010-07-12 discussion Dave Cox, Brett Wuth.

2009-11-05 Dave, Pat and Brett planned the 2009-11-10 meeting.

The 2010-11-09 Rope Rescue training ended with a planning session.

2011-06-11 Lethbridge College meeting discuss rope rescue at wind turbines

See /Tasks

Needs Analysis

See Needs Analysis

Report

See Report

Training

See training

Equipment

See Rope Rescue equipment, Swift Water Rescue equipment

Budget

• $500 budget for equipment in period 2012-08-16 to 2013-08-15, approved in budget meeting 2012-08-13

To do

• Train in scene survey skill. See 2014-01-16 Rope Rescue training#Record. (review: Brett Wuth)
• Create working arrangements with other teams. See 2014-01-16 Rope Rescue training#Record. (review: Brett Wuth)
• standardize carabiners
• mark helmet sizes on outside (tabs)
• Look for public event to schedule demo at. See 2014-01-16 Rope Rescue training#Record. (review: Brett Wuth)
• Select weekend days as alternate training. See 2014-01-16 Rope Rescue training#Record. (review: Brett Wuth)
• store media coverage on rope rescue demo
• Develop simpler rigging options. See 2014-01-16 Rope Rescue training#Record. (review: Brett Wuth)