TRT members then attend training every month staying current with training and certifications requiring over 110 hours a year for currency. In all, it takes over 400 hours of training and prerequisite classes to become a qualified Rescue Technician. Applicants then complete 60 days of onboarding skill assessments before starting the 6-month trainee process. Applicants apply with the minimum of Rope Rescue Operations and River and Flood Rescue Technician qualifications. Membership on the team is a disciplined and rigorous process. Between PCFD and PCSO, the TRT operates as an interagency Team and are qualified under FEMA and Cal OES to the Type III Swiftwater Rescue Team level.

The TRT is the only Team in Placer County signatory to the jurisdictional response held by the Placer County Sherriff’s Office for all rescue operations in Placer County. The TRT consists of 20 members throughout the CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit, including 1 Team Manager, 3 Discipline Coordinators, and 1 Training Officer. The TRT operates within Placer County but is subject to mutual aid requests from other areas and counties. Click here for T-Method practice worksheets found in the Appendix.The CAL FIRE / Placer County Fire Department’s Technical Rescue Team (TRT) responds to emergencies such as medical rescues, water rescues, rope rescues, large animal rescues, and remote area rescues.

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User information for the CMC CLUTCH™ by Harken Industrial, LEVR™ Personal Escape System, CMC G11™ Lifeline, ASORP (Omni Directional Rigging Pod), and Hurley Picket Anchor System.

Newly developed techniques for the CMC CLUTCH™ by Harken Industrial™.Updated step-by-step illustrations in the Rope Access chapter.Dedicated chapter for Twin Tension Systems.High Angle and Low Angle chapters have been split out from the Litter Operations chapter.NFPA 1006 references added to the Terminal Learning Objectives and Enabling Learning Objectives in each chapter.The manual reflects what we have learned through more than 40 years of responding to rescues and teaching thousands of students. The CMC Rope Rescue Technician Manual has become the standard reference for many departments and rope rescue training programs.

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