This program focuses on newer and hybrid vehicles, identifying what is required for establishing a safe working area on the scene of a rescue, as well as the specifics of high-voltage wiring, batteries, and vehicle construction. The course also covers how specific technology and manufacturing processes affect essential rescue operations.
Featuring: Les Baker FF City of Charleston Fire Department and David Dalrymple Education Chair, TERC US Roadway Rescue LLC
Mass Decontamination – The Basics
This program provides an overview of the concepts and principles of mass decontamination by and for first responders, including reasons for decontamination and health and safety considerations for first responders during decontamination operations.
The course offers an overview of mass decontamination strategies and tactics, as well as reviewing the proper use and implementation of mass decontamination.
Featuring: John Donnelly, DC Fire & EMS Department, Battalion Chief
Safety – Responding to Violence
Because responders enter hostile areas as a part of their service, it is paramount that they be trained to recognize, evade, and report questionable actions aimed at injuring them or others.
The course discusses the verbal and non-verbal forms of interaction between responders, patients, and bystanders that help reduce confrontational behavior, reviewing the immediate actions responders can take in the event that they find themselves under attack in a hostile environment.
Featuring: Bradley Pinsky, JD, FF Syracuse, New York
RTG Multiple Casualty Incident (MCI) [2022 update]
Multiple Casualty Incidents (MCIs) are defined by the LA County EMS Agency. These incidents require a high level of interoperability in order to save lives. Since the original RTG MCI Triage course was released in 2016, triage protocols have been well adopted across the region. However, there have been ongoing questions about the overall management of these complex incidents.
This 2022 course features updated LA County EMS Agency definitions and policies related to MCIs. It also highlights key ICS positions and how they should function in order to ensure interoperability and efficient management of an MCI.
RTG Unified Response to Violent Incidents (URVI): Rescue Task Force [2022 update]
Violent incidents are dynamic and require a unified response from both fire and law enforcement. This includes coordination and communication between dispatch, law enforcement, and fire. A unique operational component of this approach is the joint law and fire Rescue Task Force (RTF) which operates inside the warm zone to provide basic life saving interventions and rapid extraction for critically injured patients.
The goal of this lesson is to emphasize the importance of information sharing and updates during an incident response, as well as highlight best practices in establishing and deploying RTFs.
The region has been working on these skills for several years. This course is an update and represents the latest guidance from the RTG on this topic.