Foundation

EMBOP exercise – EMBOP to run something

Competencies obtained.

Lead: Stace

Support: EMBOP staff

Light Rescue

• Common Building Construction Types – (Pg 44 – 52 Field guide)
• Building assessment – residential – commercial – power, water, gas services

Competencies obtained.

Lead: Peter

Support: Dingo, Shaun

Light Rescue

• Triage – tags & assessment
• First Aid –
• Improvised carries – 2/4 handed, Human crutch, blanket / clothing lift, fore & aft carry, pack strap carry

Competencies obtained.

• Can apply first aid techniques to patient in a scenario
• Conduct rapid triage using START system
• Complete at least one victim triage tag
• Appropriately handle walking wounded
• Maintain good patient care & privacy
• Monitor a patient and record vitals
• Track number of patients & locations

Lead: Jane

Support: Robyn

Foundation

• Briefings – GSMEAC & other briefings (Pg 18 Field guide)
• Debriefing – Hot/Cold (Pg 19 Field guide)
• Handovers - (Pg 60-63 Field guide)

Competencies obtained.

• Deliver a GSMEAC briefing for a tasking
• Facilitate a debrief
• Complete a Situation Report or handover (written or verbal)
• Complete a Situation Report or handover (written or verbal)

Lead: 

Support: 

Foundation

• Safe person concept
• Dealing with difficult situations (death/etc)
• Team welfare
• Personel healt & hygine (fatigue, stress, dehydration, etc) (Pg 20-21 field guide)
• Body substance infection (Pg22 Field guide)

Competencies obtained.

Nil

Lead: Bex

Support: Kerry

Flood Response

• Sand bagging - walls, dykes, doorways, diversion
• Water diversion

Competentcies obtained.

• Operating Pumps (can prime pump, understands maintenance reqs)
• Can divert water for salvage
• Take part in forming a ring dyke

Lead: Dingo

Support: Shaun

Flood Response

• Flood suits
• Safety around water (Pg 112-113 Field guide) (BPG Flood response)
• Water Crafts
• PPE
• Throw bags
• Communication (Pg 114 Field guide) (BPG Flood response)
• Water hydraulics (Pg 115-117 Field guide) (BPG Flood response)

Competencies obtained.

• Identifies hazards when clearing drains
• Conducts decontamination procedures
• Correct PPE worn & buddy checked
• Understands or demonstrates priority of rescue (low to high risk) and requirements for upstream & downstream safety

Lead: Dingo

Support: Shaun, Jon, Nicole

Light Rescue

• Knots – common knots that the team uses
• Anchors – W3P2, multi point, equalising two point  
• Rigging – Building simple systems
• MA systems – simple systems (3:1, 4;1, 5:1) & 9:1 compound

Competencies obtained.

• Single figure of 8 / Figure 8 on the bight / Rethreaded figure of 8
• Joining figure of 8 (Figure 8 bend)
• Round turn and two half hitches
• Alpine butterfly
• Prusik knot (Classic)
• Clove hitch
• Friction hitch (Italian, munter)
• Tape Knot (Water Knot)
• Double fisherman's

Lead: Dingo

Support: Shaun, Jon

Light Rescue

• Ladder hinge – set up & execution
• Ladder slide – set up & execution
• Two-point lowers

Competencies obtained.

• Raise and lower extension ladder
• Secure head and foot of ladder
• Climb ladder with 3 points of contact, holding rungs
• Correct dismount and mount ladder at top
• Inspect ladder pre and post use
• Attach lowering/tag lines to stretcher
• Use body belay or friction hitch to lower a stretcher
• Conduct 2 point lower
• Ladder Slide
• Adder hinge
• Attach lowering/tag lines to stretcher
• Lash basket stretcher
• Load and blanket stretcher with patient secured correctly

Lead: Shaun

Support: Jon, Dingo, Peter

Foundation

• Personal safety – (Pg 8 Field Guide)
• Moving in unfamiliar environments – room searching (Pg 9 Field Guide)
• Radios - care, charging and team channels

Competencies obtained.

• Operate and maintain handheld radios
• Wear correct USAR PPE & complete a buddy check

Lead: 

Support: