How many rescue "specialties" are there

[billy]

How many rescue "specialties" can you name?

[NCRSQ751]

Compiling a list or testing us? ;-)
I'm sure I'll miss some, but here goes:

Trench
Confined Space
High/Low Angle Rope
Tower
Swiftwater
Dive
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Auto Ex
Farm Extrication
Land Search
Large Animal
Elevator

Some share elements (i.e. rope and tower) but the way I see it, some situations require training over and above the 'usual' and should be their own entity to do them 'right'.

That's all I can come up with at the moment. Anyone else?

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Susan Bednar
Captain - Forsyth Rescue Squad
North Carolina Task Force 1

[Litch]

I would add cave rescue to Captain Bednar's list.

[RSQLT43]

Ice rescue

Surf rescue

large commercial vehicles-- buses, subways, airliners

R.I.T., I consider this a rescue specialty.

[RWK]

Several addt'l that are specialties/sub-specialties in their own right:

Mine rescue
Wilderness (could include sub-spec. like High Altitude, Crevasse, Alpine)
Avalanche

Like NCRSQ751 said - some (most?) overlap and may create their own specialties in their own right - rescue in a flooded mine/cave w/vertical access = dive/cave-mine/high-angle rescue.

[dtj]

port-o-potty extrication

[DuMoYea FF]

Lets not forget:

Probie rescue
Batt. Chief rescue

[ADSN/WFLD]

NFPA 1670 list 7 general categories:

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Trench
Confined Space
Vertical/Rope
Roadway/Machine
Wilderness
Dive/Water

If your developing a training program I'd ref. the NFPA standard to better define the awareness, operations, and technician levels. It will probably help add credibility to your program.

[apatrol]

Farm Extrication? being a city boy i have no idea what that means... Getting hands and feet out of tillers and stuff I guess!!! Someone give me a clue!

[fireman_387]

Apatrol,
Farm rescue is a varied field from getting someone caught in a piece of machinery like a combine (large machine that harvests stuff like wheat and corn) to getting somone from a confined space such as a upright silo and anything between.

[NCRSQ751]

The reason I separate farm extrication is because when we hear 'extrication' we all like to cut. In Farm Ex that's usually not the case. In most cases it's easier and faster to disassemble which requires some knowledge of the machinery and what tools are needed.

There is also a significant element of Haz Mat involved on farms due to the large amount of chemicals used and (improperly)stored on most farms. The silos are confined space incidents waiting to happen.

Farms are basically a big accident waiting to happen in many cases because of the large amount of non-compliance with safety issues. Safety guards are regularly removed from machinery, young children are regularly employed running machinery or working in silos, and like I said, storage methods for chemicals are scary at best.

The FARMEDIC course out of Alfred University is a good one to start with. I found it to be an eye opener and actually a lot of fun.

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Susan Bednar
Captain - Forsyth Rescue Squad
North Carolina Task Force 1

[M G]

Farm/Agricultural rescue is the country equivalent of industrial machinery rescue in the city


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The information presented herin is simply my opinion and does not represent the opinion or view of my employer(s) or any department/agency to which I belong.

[billy]

All the info. sounds good.

Consider "farm" eqt. ext. in the city as well. Possibly construction eqt. overturning, golf courese use tractors, etc.

[Lt Tim]

Billy, you've opened a can of worms here. I agree that maybe we should stick with what 1670 has. Otherwise the list could go on. How about Medic Rescue or Engine Co. Rescue.
With 1670 we have a standard already in place. Let's not reinvent that wheel.

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[NCRSQ751]

Lt. Tim,
I think we would all agree that the 'standard' should be 1670/1006, but just like anything else - do we want to stop at the standard?

Many departments have other responsibilities, i.e. fire suppression and do not have the manpower, equipment or budget to go above and beyond that. In some cases, especially in NC where a majority of the specialized rescue is done by Rescue Squads with no other responsibilities (or maybe just EMS first responder) we do have the ability to go beyond the standard.

In my department we require the 'standard' of the day as a minimum requirement for all members. We then ask people to find one or two areas they want to specialize in, go get training and bring it back to the team. That way we can be continuously learning new things as well as keeping with the current standard.

So while these specialties may be overkill to some departments - those of us who that's all we do - find them necessary - and it enables us to help the others when they need it!


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Susan Bednar
Captain - Forsyth Rescue Squad
North Carolina Task Force 1

[jemar]

QUESTION:

What specialities would YOU enclude in technical resque?

[fyrfitr42]

Hello,
A lot of speciality rescue is derived from other rescue "basics". Just sticking with the basics, while giving you a good base to work from, doesn't prepare you for the special hazards associated with all of these types of rescue presented here.

Oh, don't forget well rescue.

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~~John Troyer~~
-Sedgwick County Fire Dept
Tech. Rescue Station #37
Wichita, KS
-Hutchinson Comm. College
Tech Rescue Instructor
fyrfitr42@firehousemail.com