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    Swift water rescue (also called "white water rescue") is a subset of technical rescue dealing in white water river conditions. Due to the added pressure...
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  • leaded gasoline airplane fuel Swift water rescue, a subset of technical rescue dealing in white water river conditions Swift v. Tyson, an 1842 case in the...
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  • structural collapse rescue, ice rescue, swift water rescue, underwater rescue, and cave rescue. These often require specialised rescue squads as they exceed...
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    (LAFD or LA City Fire) provides firefighting services as well as technical rescue services, hazardous materials services and emergency medical services to...
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    volunteers Surface water rescue – Rescue of a person who is at the surface of a body of water. Swift water rescue – Rescue techniques for white water river conditions...
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    Angle Rescue Industrial Rescue Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Search and Rescue (SAR) Alpine Search and Rescue (ASAR) Land Based Swift Water Rescue (LBSWR)...
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    include swift water rescue, flood response, technical rope rescue, confined space rescue, over-snow rescue, and thin ice rescue. Mountain rescue relates...
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  • response. An example of this would be a swift-water rescue team needed to augment the current search and rescue assets already deployed. FEMA provides...
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    the water, the Rescue Division responds to all water rescue details within the city limits, when off of the three rivers, with Swift Water Rescue assets...
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    the park where assigned, rangers may participate in high-angle rescue, swift-water rescue, may be certified scuba divers, and can become specially trained...
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  • VC - Volunteer Chief (Operational Volunteer Command Officer) SW - Swift Water Rescue (Inflatable Boat/Zodiac) BSU - Boat Support Unit FB - Fire Boat LA...
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    swift water rescue crew units deployed to the area rescued hundreds in New Orleans and Jefferson Parish. However, FEMA later halted the swift water rescue...
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    within the Cairns region. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services swift water rescue crews and SES were also tasked with numerous requests for evacuations...
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    responded to 24 swift water rescue events including: · 30-35 vehicles stranded in water · 10 – 12 people rescued from standing or moving water". X (formerly...
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    Paramedic Rescue Engine RE - Rescue Engine RS - Rescue Squad SA - Safety Officer SU - Support Unit SW - Swift Water T - Truck TR - Technical Rescue UTV -...
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    following ranges: Swimming First aid / Advanced First aid Boating Rescue diver Swift water rescue Radio and Communication Systems On 28 July 1912, a pier in...
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    County Station 5. These stations provide fire protection, heavy rescue, swift water rescue, and paramedic-level emergency medical services to the citizens...
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  • and Rescue - responding to patients at height, in confined space or collapsed or unstable buildings) Water operations - flood and swift water rescue MTA...
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    Surface water rescue is defined as the rescue of a person who is afloat on the surface of a body of water.[citation needed] Within Canada, any significant...
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  • areas. This is in addition to Fire and Rescue NSW's flood/swift water rescue role. Another one of Fire and Rescue NSW's unique roles is their snake handling...
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    technical rescue services which include wilderness and urban search and rescue, technical rope rescue, swift-water rescue, confined space rescue, and dive...
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    assistance, water purification and debris clearing to remote island communities. On December 5, 2013, the UK team deployed swift water rescue technicians...
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    Search and Rescue (SurSAR) is a lowland search and rescue team based in Surrey, United Kingdom, who respond for missing person search, water rescue, drone...
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    vehicle and run the extrication scene or perform any rescue such as rope rescues or swift water rescue, etc., are emergency medical responders, emergency...
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  • suppression, vertical rescue, swift water rescue, road crash rescue, confined space rescue, trench rescue, urban search and rescue (USAR) and hazardous...
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    that are offered they also offer wilderness medicine classes and swift water rescue classes. The wilderness medicine courses that are offered are wilderness...
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    to infrastructure in the region. Over 600 helicopter rescues and countless swift water rescues by boat were needed to evacuate people who were trapped...
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    Guard, K-9 Unit, Quick Response Force, Special Investigation Unit, Swift Water Rescue Team, Traffic Unit, and the Training Unit. Further, the SSPD is a...
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  • located at Fire Station #1. The Swift Water Rescue Unit is located at Fire Station #34 and the Urban Search and Rescue Units are located at Fire Stations...
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  • search, body search and recovery, and search and rescue. Maritime are equipped to provide swift water rescue, tactical boarding and proactive patrolling in...
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