Redmond Fire

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Redmond Fire Rescue

• Ice Rescue
• Orientation Annual Refresher Training

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Introduction

• Other assistance is at least 30 minutes and up to
  60 minutes away. If we dont intervene
  successfully, survival is unlikely.
• The victim has demonstrated the ice is weak

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IntroductionOverview

• Fundamentals
• Equipment
• Rescue Operations
• Extended Operations

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Fundamentals

• Ice Construction
• Frazzle Ices- forms over night, weak
• Clear Ice- Forms over night, stronger than
  frazzle
• Candle Ice- Milky white ice, deterorating ice
• Pack ice- patches floating in water, unstable,
  (tectonic plates)
• Ice forms from below b/c ice is more dense than
  water
• Isothermal- cold water sinks, warm water rises,
  39 F

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Fundamentals

• Ice Strength
• 2 Thick 1 Person can walk on
• 4 Thick Group of people can walk on
• 5 Thick Supports a snowmobile
• 8-12 Thick Supports a car SUV

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Fundamentals

• Influencing factors
• Duration of formation
• Formed in static or dynamic waterway (pond or
  river)
• 15 weaker if in a current
• Snow on top of ice is an insulator, breaks down
  ice faster
• Ice melts around shore first b/c the land mass
  is an insulator

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Equipment

• All Water Rescue Equipment
• PFDs, Helmets, Throw bags
• Found in 421, 422, 424, 461
• Ice Rescue Suit
• Equipped with a built in harness
• Rescue Rope pre-tied with carabineer
• Found in 421,422, 424, 461
• Pike pole, Trash hook, Ladder, 451, Raft, Ice
  awls, Ropes

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Rescue Operations

• Responding - consider requesting
• Bend heavy rescue
• RPD, OSP, SCSO (scene security)
• DCSAR (rescue, scene security)
• Medic to standby

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Rescue Operations

• First Due
• Arrival Report
• Confirm location
• Situation Found
• Assume Command
• Identify tach channel

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Rescue Operations

• First Due
• Size-up
• Location and access information for other
  responding units
• Question Witnesses
• Number of patients
• Last point scene
• Ice construction and strengthen
• Water dynamics
• Assess additional equipment and resources needed.
• Size-up Report to 400 units

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Rescue Operations

• First Due
• Action Plan
• Risk Benefit Analysis Operational Mode
• Rescue
• Recovery
• General objectives
• Establish hazard zone and remove untrained
  rescuers (use tape for line)
• Establish cold zone (direct LE to set security
  lines)
• Find, rescue and transport victims
• Assignments

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Rescue Operations

• Progress Reports
• Victim(s) located.
• Patient(s) extricated.
• Patient(s) transported.

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Communications and Command

• Whistle Blasts
• 1 Stop or attention
• 2 Up or forward
• 3 Down or backward
• Repeated Emergency
• Hand Signals
• Patting your head You are OK
• Patting your head and pointing Are you OK?
• Hand above head moving in a circular motion and
  then pointing to an area eddy out here
• Always point to positive

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Rescue Operations

• Tactical Considerations
• Reach from shore using available equipment if
  feasible (pike poles, ladder, shovel, inflatable
  hose)
• Throw rescue ropes (throw bags) or inflatable
  hose if reach unsuccessful or not possible

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Rescue Operations

• Tactical Considerations
• Go consider tethered rescue
• Rescuer Exposure Protection gt Ice Rescue Suit gt
  hood, gloves
• Shore team dons PFDs and appropriate PPE (no
  TOs)
• Rescuer clips into rope with necessary equipment/
  tools
• Shore team secure anchor point on shore
• Rescuer advances onto ice and spreads weight
  evenly across surface
• Rescuer slides into ice hole w/ victim

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Rescue Operations

• Tactical Considerations
• Go consider tethered rescue (cont.)
• Rescuer places carabineer (first knot) around
  victim back onto rope (creates a cinch)
• Rescuer signals shore crew OK to pull
• As shore crew pulls Rescuer assist victim out of
  hole
• Once victim is supine on ice, Rescuer self
  extricates from the hole
• Victim and Rescuer both distributes weight evenly
  over ice
• Shore crew retrieves Victim and Rescuer and
  provides care

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Rescue Operations

• Tactical Considerations
• Vehicle in the water
• Same precautions as if the vehicle were on road
  way, plus water rescue precautions
• Skid marks or roll over into water way

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Rescue Operations

• Tactical Considerations
• Vehicle in the water
• Water Dynamics
• Vehicle will create an eddy and /or a hole with
  hydraulics
• Access vehicle from the side or up river because
  lack of stabilization down river hazard
• Prevent situation of being pinned or working
  against current
• Entering a partially submerged vehicle is the
  same as a confined space entry
• PFDs for victims

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Rescue Operations

• Tactical Considerations
• Vehicle in the water
• Stabilization and extrication requirements
• Tow truck for stabilization and extrication from
  water
• Vehicle can float or be pushed by current, very
  unstable

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Rescue Operations

• Treatment
• Tx for Hypothermia, Near drowning, Cardiac arrest
• Hypothermia is increase in heat loss and decrease
  in heat production

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Rescue Operations

• Safety Considerations
• All rescuers within 10 feet of water must have
  PFDs.
• Entry into water should only be attempted by
  trained personnel with proper PPE

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Rescue Operations

• Termination of Operations
• Secure scene (tape off hazard areas)
• Transfer scene to investigative authority

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Extended Operations

• Level 2 staging
• Extended organization structure
• Command staff vest system
• Communications / medical plan
• Air supply plan
• Lighting plan
• Rehab Area (covered with heat)
• Food unit (Salvation Army)
• Displaced/distressed citizens (Chaplin/Red Cross )

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Conclusion - Review

• Review
• Fundamentals
• Equipment
• Rescue Operations
• Extended Operations
• Questions

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Exercises

• Deploy
• Ladders
• Inflatable Hose
• Throw rope bags
• Don ice rescue suit
• Walk through tethered rescue