Started by John B Renner IV Apr 5, 2013.
Started by Ian Elliott. Last reply by Ian Elliott Nov 5, 2009.
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Ian, you always have to consider the what if's. Although that person starts in the warm zone, if they are to make contact with a patient to assist out of the water or spillway, they would have to enter the hot zone. Never leave anyting to chance. Proper equipment to do the job. PFD's must be worn, belts with quick release and proper water rope as defined by NFPA. It is our job to act quickly. If for some reason that warm zone assistance turns back into a rescue, you want to get off rope quickly around Swift water and not run the risk of becoming tangled or pulled down.
Ian are you suggesting hard tying the Shorebased rescuer? If so thats not a bad idea. If anyone has ever done swift water rescue and when a tag is made to the victim in the water by crews on shores if you dont have more then one rescuer backing up the thrower then more then likely hell end up in the water as well. So es in that case hard tie, nothing wrong with that but you better have a GO rescuer avaible to enter to finish rescue if needed.
Not sure if what I said makes sense but if Im reading you right then yah Im with yah all the way on hard tying..
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