{"id":198,"date":"2019-01-25T15:05:59","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T21:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/fire\/?page_id=198"},"modified":"2023-08-30T12:43:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T17:43:17","slug":"technical-rescue","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/fire\/technical-rescue\/","title":{"rendered":"Technical Rescue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>The <em><strong>Technical Rescue Team<\/strong><\/em> consists of twenty one members of the department, seven per shift, providing for around the clock response for these unique emergencies.\u00a0 The Team was established in 2005 and will respond to hazardous materials, confined space, high angle rope, and swift water emergencies.\u00a0 The Team members have monthly training in one of the listed categories as well as other special or required yearly training.\u00a0 All members have voluntarily taken on the task of belonging to this team as well as performing their other daily duties as Firefighters, Paramedics, Engineers, or Lieutenants.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h2>WISCONSIN TASK FORCE ONE<\/h2>\n<p>In 2022 Fond du Lac Fire Rescue had joined with other Fire Rescue agencies to be part of Wisconsin Task Force 1. WITF1 is a State wide asset that is managed by Wisconsin Emergency Management. The team consists of highly skilled people from communities across Wisconsin that can respond to both state and national disasters. The below links provide more information on Wisconsin Task Force 1.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wem.wi.gov\/wem220822\/\">https:\/\/wem.wi.gov\/wem220822\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wem.wi.gov\/wem221024\/\">https:\/\/wem.wi.gov\/wem221024\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h2>SWIFT WATER RESCUE<\/h2>\n<p>Swift Water Rescue can be one of the most dangerous of all rescues that a member of the Technical Rescue Team may be called upon to perform.\u00a0 Fast moving water is an extremely dangerous condition and is often underestimated, which can result in an emergency situation.\u00a0 The Team is capable of using many different techniques to rescue people trapped by or trapped in fast moving water.\u00a0 Several members of the Team have had advanced training in northern Wisconsin and have reached the level of Swift Water Technician.\u00a0 All other members have training provided by those Technicians and have practiced these rescue techniques locally.\u00a0 Many members of the Team put their training to the ultimate test during the June 2008 flood in Fond du Lac.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><h2>HAZARDOUS MATERIALS<\/h2>\n<p>Hazardous Materials are found in homes, manufacturing facilities, and are transported all around us on a daily basis.\u00a0 A spill, leak, or accident involving a hazardous material can be a very technical event requiring a careful and well rehearsed response.\u00a0 The Technical Rescue Team provides Hazardous Materials response to the city as well as the entire county of Fond du Lac.\u00a0 All Team members are trained to the level of Hazardous Materials Technician and have the capabilities of making a level \u201cA\u201d entry at an incident.\u00a0 If needed for support and response, the Team also has the ability to call on the Northeast Wisconsin Regional HazMat Team based out of the Oshkosh and Appleton Fire Departments.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><h2>CONFINED SPACE<\/h2>\n<p>Even though confined space emergencies are relatively rare, confined space entries are made throughout our city and county regularly.\u00a0 This potential for a rescue has led the Technical Rescue Team to train all of its members to the Technician level in Confined Space emergencies.\u00a0 The Team members have the ability to make entry into these spaces, provide Paramedic level emergency care, and then extricate the patient from the space.\u00a0 This requires each member to have advanced knowledge in ropes and rigging, atmospheric monitoring, and ventilation.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><h2>HIGH ANGLE ROPE RESCUE<\/h2>\n<p>The Technical Rescue Team has the capabilities of performing high and low angle rope rescue.\u00a0 These situations occur when a patient is located above or below ground and cannot be reached by normal means.\u00a0 Each Team member has been trained to set up solid anchors, use mechanical advantages, and create lowering or raising systems using ropes, knots, and other technical hardware.\u00a0 They have the ability to place a patient in a variety of different rescue litters and will ride with the patient and tend to their needs and provide medical treatment during the rescue. \u00a0Proficiency in rope rescue techniques requires countless hours of training and practical review.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-198","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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