A652.1 Initial Actions for Technical Rescue Incidents

Question 1

It is the responsibility of ____________ to act responsibly and prudently, keeping in mind the limitations of their crews’ training and equipment on hand

Answer 1

Command

Question 2

If there is an immediate need for rescue to preserve life, it is

Answer 2

Command’s responsibility to determine if on scene personnel are capable of performing the rescue

Question 3

to determine if on scene personnel are capable of performing the rescue. This determination should be made from the following factors:

Answer 3

the hazards present or suspected,
level of training, protective equipment,
experience,
and the risk involved (risk benefit analysis based on the probability of a viable patient).

Question 4

The first arriving officer should use the following step for; Lost Person Search

Answer 4

a. Isolate area & deny entry.
b. Identify Point Last Seen (PLS) and preserve the area
c. Gather information & Fill out Missing Person Questionnaire
d. identified as Hasty Teams or Search Teams. .
e. If the incident becomes a wide area search, set a containment area

Question 5

Missing Person Questionnaires can be found on ________.

Answer 5

FIREnet.

Question 6

Normally Operations companies should only perform the role of __________.

Answer 6

Hasty Team.

Question 7

The first arriving officer should use the following step for; Low-angle/High-angle Rescues

Answer 7

a. Isolate area & deny entry.
b. Maintain a safe distance from vertical edges (rule of thumb is to maintain at least one body length from edges).
c. Attempt to make access if can be done so safely. Consider the following options: ground ladder, aerial ladder, walking around, construction elevators or man baskets.

Question 8

The first arriving officer should use the following step for; Confined Space Rescue

Answer 8

a. Hazardous Materials may be involved.
b. Isolate area&deny entry.
c. Do not enter the confined space.
d. Obtain information.
i. Ask for “Competent Person” or “Entry Supervisor”
ii. Ask if there is a “Confined Space Entry Permit”
iii. Attempt to identify the Mechanism of Injury
iv. Attempt to identify the hazards in the space (e.g. chemical, mechanical, electrical, steam, etc.)
e. Make verbal contact with patient if possible.
f. Initiate non-entry rescue options. These include:
i. Use an existing emergency retrieval system
ii. Lower an air pack into the space and instruct the person on how to use it
iii. Ventilate the space (e.g. PPV fans, built in ventilation systems, etc.)
iv. Lower a ladder into the space
v. Perform Lock-out/Tag-out (shut off energy entering the space)

Question 9

The first arriving officer should use the following step for; Trench Rescue

Answer 9

a. Isolate area&deny entry.
b. Do not enter the trench.
c. Approach from trench ends.
d. Get no closer than a body length from a trench edge/lip without edge sheeting.
e. Obtain information.
i. Ask for “Competent Person” or “Entry Supervisor”
ii. Ask if there is a “Confined Space Entry Permit”
iii. Attempt to identify the Mechanism of Injury
iv. Attempt to identify the hazards in the space (e.g. chemical, mechanical, electrical, steam, etc.)
f. Do not attempt to excavate soil from inside the trench without shoring in place.
g. Shut down machinery (including fire apparatus) and limit the flow of traffic around the trench.
h. Begin moving the soil pile away from the trench lip.
i. Initiate non-entry rescue options.

Question 10

The first arriving officer should use the following step for; Cave Rescue

Answer 10

a. Isolate area&deny entry.
b. Do not enter the cave.
c. Obtain information by utilizing Missing Person Questionnaire. Missing Person Questionnaires can be found on FIREnet.