The effectiveness of current fire fighter rapid intervention teams
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The effectiveness of current fire fighter rapid intervention teams
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Author (aut): Carter, James
Author (aut): Wright, Steve
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Funder (fnd): WorkSafeBC
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Rapid Intervention Teams (RITs) are teams of two or more fire fighters designated to be on standby
at an emergency scene in the event that other fire fighters become lost, trapped or injured and need
to be rescued. This project conducted trials of rescue scenarios with two and four person RITs to
compare their effectiveness and explore the limitations of two person teams. The researchers
recommend a number of improvements to RIT policies and practices based on the findings. |
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Rapid Intervention Team (RIT); rescue; staffing levels; recommendations; comparison
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The purpose of a Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) is to locate and rescue lost, trapped, and/or injured fire fighters at an emergency scene. The main research goal of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of current Rapid Intervention Team protocols and then provide practical recommendations that fire departments could use to improve current RIT policies and practices. This study set out to determine the effectiveness of a 2 person RIT team compared with a 4 person team. Results from the study demonstrated that a 2 person RIT team may not be able to rescue a downed or trapped fire fighter, and will not be able to rescue two or more trapped fire fighters. |
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