CVFD Training – Rescue Operations

SFFMA Training Objectives:9-01.01 – 9-01.04

Firefighter I 8–2

Rescue and Extrication Operations

• Rescue — Involves removal of victims from entrapment by– Fires – Terrain features– Structural collapse– Elevation differences– Confined spaces– Non-extrication situations

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Firefighter I 8–3

Rescue and Extrication Operations

• Extrication — Involves disentanglement, removal of victims from vehicles

• Differences between rescue and body recovery operation– Rescues involve risk to life– Body recoveries should not involve risk to life

Firefighter I 8–4

Safety Guidelines for Search and Rescue Personnel

• Do not enter building in which fire has progressed to point where viable victims are unlikely to be found

• If backdraft conditions are apparent, attempt entry only after ventilation

• Work according to IAP

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Firefighter I 8–5

Safety Guidelines for Search and Rescue Personnel

• Maintain radio contact with supervisor; monitor radio contact

• Continuously monitor fire conditions that might affect search team safety

• Use established personnel accountability system

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Firefighter I 8–6

Safety Guidelines for Search and Rescue Personnel

• Be aware of secondary means of egress• Wear full PPE, including SCBA, PASS device• Work in teams of two or more, stay in contact

with each other• Search systematically

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Firefighter I 8–7

Safety Guidelines for Search and Rescue Personnel

• Stay low, move cautiously• Stay alert• Continuously monitor structure’s integrity• Check doors for excessive heat before opening

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Firefighter I 8–8

Safety Guidelines for Search and Rescue Personnel

• Mark entry doors into rooms• Maintain contact with wall, hoseline, or

tagline• Have charged hoseline at hand• Coordinate with ventilation teams before

opening windows

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Firefighter I 8–9

Safety Guidelines for Search and Rescue Personnel

• Close door, report condition, follow supervisor’s orders if fire encountered

• Inform supervisor of inability to search any rooms

• Report to supervisor when search complete

Firefighter I 8–10

Building Search Objectives

• Locating victims– Primary search– Secondary search– Rapid intervention

• Obtaining information about location/extent of fire

Firefighter I 8–11

Removing Located Firefighters

• Even though a two-firefighter RIC can locate a firefighter in distress, unlikely to be able to remove him/her from hazard zone

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Firefighter I 8–12

Removing Located Firefighters

• If firefighter in distress waited until low-air alarm sounded before calling Mayday, firefighter will almost certainly be out of air

• RIC must take specific actions when searching for missing firefighters

Firefighter I 8–13

Victim Removal

• Injured victims should not be moved unless in immediate danger

• Situations where emergency moves are necessary

Firefighter I 8–14

Remember During Victim Removal

• Chief danger is possibly aggravating spinal injury

• If necessary to perform emergency move, pull victim in direction of long axis of body

• Better to have two or more rescuers when lifting/carrying adult

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Firefighter I 8–15

Remember During Victim Removal

• Unconscious victim always more difficult to lift• Rescuers helping carry victim should guard

against losing balance• Lifting incorrectly is one of the most common

causes of injury to rescuers

Firefighter I 8–16

Carries and Drags

• Incline drag• Blanket drag• Webbing drag• Cradle-in-arms

lift/carry• Seat lift/carry

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Firefighter I 8–17

Carries and Drags

• Three-person lift/carry

• Moving victim onto long backboard or litter

• Extremities lift/carry• Chair lift/carry

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Firefighter’s Carry

16.19

Extremity Carry

16.20

Seat Carry

16.21

Blanket Drag

16.22

Clothing Drag

16.23

Webbing Sling Drag

16.24

Sit and Drag

16.25

Firefighter’s Drag

16.26

Rescue of a Firefighter Wearing SCBA

16.27

Placing a Patient on a Backboard