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: 

Light Rescue (putting last week into action)

• Building searches – external & internal
• First Aid – patient management

Competencies obtained.

• Can complete a patient report form with basic observations
• Complete a reconnaissance & Hazard Assessment of the site

Lead: Peter

Support: Shaun

Light Rescue

• Action strategies - (REPEAT/CART & TCHARD)
• ASR levels – 1-5 and what they mean (Pg 27 Field Guide)
• Building triage – how buildings are classified (Pg 28 Field Guide)
• Tabletop exercise (whiteboard)
• Building markings and mapping (external) – Pg 29-36, Pg 57-58 Field guide)
• Room markings (Pg57- 58 Field guide)
• Victim markings – Pg 41 Field guide

Competencies obtained.

• Complete a INSARAG Victim marking
• Map a site using USAR sides & quadrants

Lead: Shaun

Support: RT Team Management

Foundation

• Welcome back
• SoP’s - Familiarity
• Other yearly requirements and updates – training commitments
• VR refresher – checking in, updating certs & information
• Calendar – were to find it
• Expectations – attendance
• Deployment processes – how, when, why & what
• PPE checks – personal gear checks, red bag, recon vest, yellow bag

Competencies obtained

• Familiarity with team information management systems
• Familiarity with Deployment Process
• Understands team base H&S induction requirements

Lead: Shaun

Support: RT Team Management

Media Night:

A reporter from SunLIve will be present to take pictures and interviews with members leading into National Volunteer Week and also the end of our recruitment campaign.

SunLive is owned by NZME (Hearld and BOP Times) so the story could be in any of these papers and websites.

We will be doing a ladder hinge for the night with report willing to be a patient for us.

Compentencies are:

Lead: Shaun

Support: Dingo

Strand:  General Rescue and Deployment 

Ladders and ladder lift 

Compentencies are:

Ladder awareness and use

Deployment Awareness

Lead: Kerry