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Rapid Intervention Teams
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- DVD (VHS avail.)
Designed to provide training to emergency response personnel who may be called upon to serve on a rapid intervention team.
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Emergency responders are called to thousands of fires and other emergencies every year. Working in teams, response professionals usually accomplish their mission safely. But sometimes a sudden, unexpected event occurs: a firefighter is trapped in debris, a responder suffers a heart attack, or is reported missing. If such an event occurs, the Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) is responsible for bringing the missing or injured responder to safety. The Rapid Intervention Team is a unit made up of emergency responders trained in emergency scene rescue techniques. The team's objective is to rescue emergency responders who become trapped, injured or missing during response activities. RIT members do not have other assignments during the incident that could divert their focus from the potential rescue of responders in distress.
"Rapid Intervention Teams" is a DVD or video with accompanying Leader's Guide, which is designed to provide training to fire fighters, industrial fire brigades, and other emergency responders who may need to act as a strike team whose mission is to rescue fellow responders disabled during a response by a sudden hazardous event. The program describes the responsibilities of the RIT, explains the conditions under which it is deployed, and outlines the skills that members of the team must possess. The duties of the Rapid Intervention Team Officer are described, including the information the Incident Commander, Safety Officer and Rehab Officer should share with the RIT Officer. The importance of the pro-active stance of the team is stressed, and size-up issues are outlined including the information that should be collected about the incident site. The five types of building construction are described and the specialized equipment that the RIT team uses for search and rescue is portrayed in action. The program describes the events that can lead to deployment of the Rapid Intervention Team, and explains the proper procedures to be followed as the team prepares to enter for rescue. Communications systems are described and use of the search rope is shown. The responsibilities of RIT assist teams - those teams called in to support the RIT - are explained. Other topics covered include search methods, extrication, sheltering the victim in place, moving the victim, and egress.
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