Transcript What is the MABAS 201 Tactical Rescue Team?

The MABAS 201
Tactical Rescue
Team
Light-Fast-Mobile
November 2008
Indiana TRT/USAR
Resources
**Indiana Task Force 1 in Indianapolis is the only
USAR Team in the State of Indiana all other
resources are considered TRT’s by IDHS/IFCA**
TRT vs. USAR –the differences?
Technical Rescue Team
• LIGHT-FAST-MOBILE – IS THE
KEY!!!
• Recognized Terminology by IDHS
for District Teams
• Local or Regional Asset –
activated through Mutual Aid or
IMARP
• 24 hour deployment window
• 12-36 member deployment
• Includes
– Rescue Component w/ Engineer –
NIMS Type I/II Collapse Cache
– May or may not have Haz-Mat,
Medical, K9, Tech Search Elements if
they do exist not designed to be the
same capabilities as a USAR Team
Urban Search & Rescue Team
• 36-80 member deployment
• Federal or State Asset – requires
disaster declaration or EMAC
• Up to 14 day deployment
• Includes:
– Rescue Component with
Engineer – NIMS Type I/III USAR
Cache
– Haz-Mat / WMD
– Logistics
– Medical including Docs
– Tech Search
– K-9
– Plans/Command Component
Background on MABAS 201
TRT
• 9 county response area all 7 IDHS
District 2 Counties, Berrien & Cass
County, MI
• IDHS District 2 Recognized TRT
Background on MABAS 201
TRT
• 103 members – 6 fire departments (108 Max)
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Clay Fire Territory – Sponsoring Agency
Harris Fire-Rescue – Participating Agency
Niles Fire-Rescue – Participating Agency
Warsaw Fire-Rescue – Participating Agency
Notre Dame Fire – Participating Agency
South Bend Fire – Pending Signed MABAS Agreement
• NIMS Type I/II Collapse Team
TRAINING
• Technician Level Skills – NPFA 1670 & 1006
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Rope Rescue
Confined Space
Trench Rescue
Structural Collapse
312 Hours of Training
Swift Water Rescue, WMD Chemical Response, Incident
Response to Explosive Ops, Haz-Mat Ops, Techs &
Specialists, and Vehicle/Machinery Technicians
TACTICAL SUPPORT TEAM
• We do NOT take over any incident
• We support the Rescue Branch
– Rescue Branch Director
– Liaison Officer – assigned to CP or EOC
– Rescue Safety Officer
– Rescue Operations Section Chief
– Rescue Plans Section Chief
– Rescue Logistics Section Chief
ON-GOING TRAINING
• Monthly Shift Drills at each department based
on the 4 disciplines
• Quarterly Team Drills – complicated scenariobased type drills
• Task Force Leader, 2 Asst. Task Force Leaders &
6 Rescue Officers, and Logistics Manager meet
Bi-Monthly to develop training goals and
objectives
• Regional Exercises
RESPONSE HISTORY
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Stairway Collapse with 400 pound pt.
Tree through house with victim deceased underneath
Suicidal Pt. chained under bridge above river
Construction worker in trench
Several car vs. buildings
Porter County Tornado
Silver Lake Grain Rescue
Nappanee Tornado
EQUIPMENT
• 2 Tactical Support Units
• 3 Rescues & 1 Rescue Engine
• 4 Trailers (Collapse/Trench, WMD/MCI, HazMat)
• Command Van – Tactical Support Team
• 5 full sets of Rope Equipment
• 3 full sets of Confined Space Equipment
• 2 full sets Trench Equipment
• NIMS Type II Collapse Cache – Almost a Type I
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Current Events
• Drill Crane Operations/Heavy Lifting/Search Cam
Ops/Hilti Ops & Hilti Anchors
• Quarterly Drill Rope Operations – Slope Evacs,
High Lines, Possibly Machinery Entrapments
• Rescue-Vac Training
• Tower Crane Training
• Collapse Ops Class
• Trench Tech Class
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$350,000 Fire Act Grant
106’ Long
23’ High
8’ Wide
USAR/TRT
Training Trailers
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Team Goals
• Requesting a $55, 000 Equipment Grant to complete
NIMS Type I Collapse Cache
• Train more members to Collapse Technician
• Develop TRT Support Companies – NIMS Type 4
• TST Training Sessions
NAPPANEE TORNADO
DEPLOYMENT
October 19, 2007
Nappanee Tornado
Deployment
• Struck Nappanee, IN at approx 2230hrs
• Received a call from Warsaw FD at
2300hrs reference possible activation
• Dispatched at 0530hrs for Search/Recon
of collapsed structures with possible
victims still inside (Confusion w/ NISPTA
Drill)
• On-Scene at 0700hrs
Search/Recon Ops
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51 homes totally collapse
137 homes with major damage
201 homes with minor damage
107 businesses with varying extents of
damaged, 3 RV factories heavily
damaged