Watercraft capabilities: Evaluate your watercraft.
This requires more mastery-level knowledge and skills with the equipment but will pay huge dividends by simplifying your options for rope systems and not overloading your craft. If you can’t get to the gear on the water and deploy it quickly, then it is just a neat concept. This will make them realistic techniques, not just training techniques. This means rope gear should not have to come out of three giant packs on the heavy rescue.ĭevelop small float bags that can be stored in the boats and contain the necessary hardware for movable control points and point tethers. It’s important with support gear to ensure that is readily accessible during an event and stored in such a way that is mobile and transferable. Paddles, throw bags, reaching devices, flotation devices and rope rescue gear should all be assessed. Water rescue support equipment: Once you’ve hammered through the PPE, evaluate your support equipment. If you intend on entering the water to perform throw-row-go rescues, your PFD should have a breakaway safety ring integrated into the vest.Įvaluate your helmets and make sure that adhesives have not degraded, allowing foam inserts to become loose or displaced.
Personal floatation devices (PFDs) are a must and should have the highest level of buoyancy you can get. Inspect these parts of the suits to ensure that they are in good working condition. Both neoprene and rubber gaskets and booties will dry rot over time and develop leaks and tears. Even in non-flood-like states, rivers can contain incredibly high levels of bacteria and contaminants. Water rescue PPE and PFDs: If you’re not using dry suits, know that you are opening yourself up to significant exposure hazards in flood water that is most likely contaminated. The key is knowing the ins and outs of how the equipment will perform in different environments as well as the thresholds for that equipment. We can’t cover the whole enchilada of water rescue equipment here, but we can touch on many of the key ingredients.
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