The MABAS 201 Tactical Rescue Team ... NPFA 1670 & 1006 Rope

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The MABAS 201 Tactical Rescue TeamLight-Fast-Mob
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• November 2008

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Indiana TRT/USAR ResourcesIndiana Task Force
1 in Indianapolis is the only USAR Team in the
State of Indiana all other resources are
considered TRTs by IDHS/IFCA
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TRT vs. USAR the differences?

• Technical Rescue Team

• Urban Search Rescue Team

• LIGHT-FAST-MOBILE IS THE KEY!!!
• Recognized Terminology by IDHS for District Teams
• Local or Regional Asset activated through
  Mutual Aid or IMARP
• 24 hour deployment window
• 12-36 member deployment
• Includes
• Rescue Component w/ Engineer NIMS Type I/II
  Collapse Cache
• May or may not have Haz-Mat, Medical, K9, Tech
  Search Elements if they do exist not designed to
  be the same capabilities as a USAR Team

• 36-80 member deployment
• Federal or State Asset requires disaster
  declaration or EMAC
• Up to 14 day deployment
• Includes
• Rescue Component with Engineer NIMS Type I/III
  USAR Cache
• Haz-Mat / WMD
• Logistics
• Medical including Docs
• Tech Search
• K-9
• Plans/Command Component

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Background on MABAS 201 TRT

• 9 county response area all 7 IDHS District 2
  Counties, Berrien Cass County, MI
• IDHS District 2 Recognized TRT

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Background on MABAS 201 TRT

• 103 members 6 fire departments (108 Max)
• Clay Fire Territory Sponsoring Agency
• Harris Fire-Rescue Participating Agency
• Niles Fire-Rescue Participating Agency
• Warsaw Fire-Rescue Participating Agency
• Notre Dame Fire Participating Agency
• South Bend Fire Pending Signed MABAS Agreement
• NIMS Type I/II Collapse Team

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TRAINING

• Technician Level Skills NPFA 1670 1006
• Rope Rescue
• Confined Space
• Trench Rescue
• Structural Collapse
• 312 Hours of Training
• Swift Water Rescue, WMD Chemical Response,
  Incident Response to Explosive Ops, Haz-Mat Ops,
  Techs Specialists, and Vehicle/Machinery
  Technicians

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TACTICAL SUPPORT TEAM

• We do NOT take over any incident
• We support the Rescue Branch
• Rescue Branch Director
• Liaison Officer assigned to CP or EOC
• Rescue Safety Officer
• Rescue Operations Section Chief
• Rescue Plans Section Chief
• Rescue Logistics Section Chief

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ON-GOING TRAINING

• Monthly Shift Drills at each department based on
  the 4 disciplines
• Quarterly Team Drills complicated
  scenario-based type drills
• Task Force Leader, 2 Asst. Task Force Leaders 6
  Rescue Officers, and Logistics Manager meet
  Bi-Monthly to develop training goals and
  objectives
• Regional Exercises

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RESPONSE HISTORY

• Stairway Collapse with 400 pound pt.
• Tree through house with victim deceased
  underneath
• Suicidal Pt. chained under bridge above river
• Construction worker in trench
• Several car vs. buildings
• Porter County Tornado
• Silver Lake Grain Rescue
• Nappanee Tornado

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EQUIPMENT

• 2 Tactical Support Units
• 3 Rescues 1 Rescue Engine
• 4 Trailers (Collapse/Trench, WMD/MCI, Haz-Mat)
• Command Van Tactical Support Team
• 5 full sets of Rope Equipment
• 3 full sets of Confined Space Equipment
• 2 full sets Trench Equipment
• NIMS Type II Collapse Cache Almost a Type I

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Current Events

• Drill Crane Operations/Heavy Lifting/Search Cam
  Ops/Hilti Ops Hilti Anchors
• Quarterly Drill Rope Operations Slope Evacs,
  High Lines, Possibly Machinery Entrapments
• Rescue-Vac Training
• Tower Crane Training
• Collapse Ops Class
• Trench Tech Class

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USAR/TRT Training Trailers

• 350,000 Fire Act Grant
• 106 Long
• 23 High
• 8 Wide

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Team Goals

• Requesting a 55, 000 Equipment Grant to complete
  NIMS Type I Collapse Cache
• Train more members to Collapse Technician
• Develop TRT Support Companies NIMS Type 4
• TST Training Sessions

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NAPPANEE TORNADO DEPLOYMENT October 19, 2007
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Nappanee Tornado Deployment

• Struck Nappanee, IN at approx 2230hrs
• Received a call from Warsaw FD at 2300hrs
  reference possible activation
• Dispatched at 0530hrs for Search/Recon of
  collapsed structures with possible victims still
  inside (Confusion w/ NISPTA Drill)
• On-Scene at 0700hrs

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Search/Recon Ops

• 51 homes totally collapse
• 137 homes with major damage
• 201 homes with minor damage
• 107 businesses with varying extents of damaged, 3
  RV factories heavily damaged

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