Module 1
- Search
- Location unknown
- NSW Police take control
- Rescue
- Location known
- SES team leader or incident control take control of the rescue
- Recovery
- Body recovery
- NSW Police
Module 3
hazards
- bio contamination. Diseases, sewerage, toxic chemicals. Could get sick
- deecomtamination, washoff
depth current and flow
- difficult to determine
- 30cm enough to knock you off feet
- risk → washed away - >control → dont nter fast flowing flood water, maintain safee distance
below surface debris
- eg fences and infrasture
- risk → become entangled/entrapped, injury, impalement → control → do not enter flowing flood water, maintain safe distance
ssurface debris
- trees and rubbish float or gather against structures
- risk → entangeled → control → do not enter flowing flood water
hydrolics
- objects in and under water affect flow
- risk → rough water → do not enter flowing flood water
wirs, culverts and causeways
- ppl, cars boats can wash over
- risk → held (recirculated) in weir → do not enter flowing flood water
drains
- urban drain into underground/road system
- risk → force of water drag person into drainage system
power of flowing water
- 2x speed = 4x force
- 30cm
post flood damage
- damage roads and bridges → unsafe to drive on → ensure approved to travel on
working near flood waters
- unstable banks → maintain distance, wear pfd
vegetation → snags, stings → maintain safe distancee → wear corrct ppe, pfd → avoid running and pay attention to wear you put your feet
dangerous insects and animals
- flood waters and debri and veg can contain animals
- risk → bite/sting → wear ppe apply insect repellnt
poor light
- increases difficulty in id hazards
- trips, slips, falls → maintain radio/hand/whistle comms
noise
- noise inhibits comms
- risk → mis instructions → maintin comms. Use hand, whistle
hazards
- fast moving watrs, vehicle swept off cause way, large animals (unpredictable), public/untrained rescuers, working alone
- reach → force of water pulls rescure in
- throw bag → force pulls in
- wade → force loose traction
Module 4
first in scene:
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call 000
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asses risk
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control risk (move ppl away from bank)
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asses watr conditions (velocity, debris, hazards)/person
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liaise with othr services
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determine if ppl are undertaking rescue without pfd
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put on pfd in prep for support task
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prep for night (well lit, torches)b
safe working areea
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cold zone (flood rescue awareness)
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warm zone (land based, in -water, on water)
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upstream spotters
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land based ops
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downstream
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hot zone (in water)
upstream spotter
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keep lookout for ppl, debris
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warm zone or safe structure
flood rescue operator land based
- warm zone
- assist using talk, rach, throw, wade, and no
- upsteam spotter
on-water
- warm and hot zons
- talk, reach, throw, wade, row, and no
- boats and rafts, transport, re-supply, inland water search and body recovery
in-water
- warm and hot zons
- talk, reach, throw, wade, row, go, and no
- boats, rafts, rescue from flooded vehicles
rope based teech, tension diagonals, highlines, tethrd boat
defensiv swimming
- float on back with feet downstream
- protect head
- use hands and feet to fend
tips
- dress down
- no firefightinfg ppe, harnss ropes
communication systems
- establish sig’s via radio or phone, to warn persons in operationss area
- if dont understand hand sigs keeps arms low with palms towards signaler
- give same sig back as ack
- OK
- arm on head with elbow to side
- STOP – arms out wide
- EMERGENCY – wave arms over heead