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Technical Rescue Water Rescue Operator Course 1 Working in partnership to make Dorset safer AIM To train personnel in water rescue techniques to operator level as approved by our training provider. 2 Working in partnership to make Dorset safer OBJECTIVES At the end of this course the student will be able to:• Demonstrate the aspects necessary for scene safety. • Identify features and hazards associated with moving water. • Perform all types of rescue using the ‘Rescue formula’. • Demonstrate techniques for using a boat. • Demonstrate techniques for mud rescue. • Operate safely in water of varying levels and speed of flow. 3 Working in partnership to make Dorset safer PPE Each member of the Technical Rescue team that may be required to enter the risk zone will wear: • Woolly Bear undersuit • Drysuit • Canyoneer or Animal Rescue boots • PFD (including knife, whistle and tether) • Neoprene gloves • Water Rescue helmet (operator yellow, supervisor white) • Neoprene hood (may be discarded in warm weather) • Lightstick (during periods of poor visability or darkness) 4 Working in partnership to make Dorset safer PPE For personnel working bankside, the minimum PPE required is: • • • • • • 5 Technical Rescue PPE (orange) Technical Rescue Boots Water Rescue helmet Lifejacket Water Rescue gloves Alpine harness (where appropriate) Working in partnership to make Dorset safer Any Questions?? 6 Working in partnership to make Dorset safer HYDROLOGY Moving water is: • A powerful force & • A constant and predictable force in specific flow conditions. 7 Working in partnership to make Dorset safer HAZARDS AND FEATURES Contamination Floating Debris Weirs and Stoppers Strainers Rocks and Underwater Objects Eddies Foot Entrapment 8 Working in partnership to make Dorset safer TERMINOLOGY Cushion Eddy Backwash Recirculation, Hole or Stopper 9 Working in partnership to make Dorset safer Boil Line TERMINOLOGY • River Right • River Left • Outwash • Helical flow • Laminar flow 10 Working in partnership to make Dorset safer PRE-RESCUE CONSIDERATIONS Prior to a rescue attempt, the following must be considered: • • • • • • • • • 11 Upstream safety Downstream safety The ‘Rescue Formula’ Line Safety Officers Safety swimmer Exit points Back up plan Safety briefing Casualty handling Working in partnership to make Dorset safer CASUALTY HANDLING CONSIDER THE CASUALTY A HAZARD THAT POSES GREAT DANGER Make the approach: • • • • 12 Shout Line or Float Contact Swim Working in partnership to make Dorset safer CASUALTY CARE Cold water immersion can result in: • Cold water reflex • Swimming fatigue • Hypothermia • Drowning 13 Working in partnership to make Dorset safer CASUALTY CARE Types of drowning: • Freshwater drowning • Saltwater drowning • Dry drowning • Secondary drowning TREAT AND MONITOR FOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS 14 Working in partnership to make Dorset safer Any Questions?? 15 Working in partnership to make Dorset safer RESCUES FROM VEHICLES Vehicles tend to float for up to one minute then sink, slide or roll. This gives the occupants an opportunity to escape. 16 Working in partnership to make Dorset safer RESCUES FROM VEHICLES Vehicles may become embedded in soft material. 17 Working in partnership to make Dorset safer RESCUES FROM VEHICLES Water pressure may push down the upstream side of a vehicle. 18 Working in partnership to make Dorset safer RESCUES FROM VEHICLES If the vehicle is being held by an obstruction, approach from downstream. 19 Working in partnership to make Dorset safer RESCUES FROM VEHICLES Vehicles on their side may roll and should not be approached from upstream. 20 Working in partnership to make Dorset safer RESCUES FROM VEHICLES Pre-entry considerations: • Locate vehicle • Maintain contact • Contact witnesses 21 Working in partnership to make Dorset safer RESCUES FROM VEHICLES During a rescue: • • • • • • • Mark the vehicle Use a tether or winch for stabilisation Approach on a tether Open doors on downstream side Do not open upstream doors Break windows where necessary Replace casualties with rescuers 22 Working in partnership to make Dorset safer Any Questions? Dorset Fire & Rescue Service HQ |Peverell Avenue West Dorchester | Dorset | DT1 3SU www.dorsetfire.co.uk 01305 252600 23 Working in partnership to make Dorset safer