SHACOG Technical Rescue Team
TRAINING PROGRAM
The SHACOG Technical Rescue Team trains at least once a month on the third thursday evening, a daylight weekday three times a year and four weekends throughout the year. The Water Rescue Division trains with the TRT and also has their own in water drills every other month.
The team uses the FEMA Target Hazard Risk Assessment tool to look at the South Hills of Pittsburgh. Our training is based on this hazard assessment. All of our Rescue Technicians are National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications (ProBoard) or the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) certified. This means that the levels of accredited professional certification required by the SHACOG TRT meet or exceed Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards.
Team members are trained and IFSAC / Pro-Board certified to:
Trench Rescue Technician Level 2,
Rope Rescue Technician Level 2,
Confined Space Rescue Technician Level 2,
Machinery Rescue Technician Level 2,
Preparing for the Surface Water Rescue Technician testing in 2018.
The team is on a rotation of certification testing - every other year we do a NFPA 1006 certification test allowing new members to become certified. Confined Space, Trench, Rope certifications are on the rotation. The off years is a maintenance training year - keeping all skills up to date and meeting OSHA and NFPA 1006 requirements for yearly skills verification. We also run a NFPA 1006 general requirements (CORE) and Vehicle & Machinery course and test in the off years.
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2018 TRAINING SCHEDULE
January
Jan 3rd – Wed - Water Rescue Drill – Pool session - 1830 TBD
Jan 11th – Thurs - New Member Orientation - 1900h Station 198
Jan 18th – Thurs - Rescue Skills - 1900h Station 110
February
Feb 15th - Thurs - Coordinated Search and Rescue – 1900h TBD
March
Mar 3rd – Sat - Water Rescue - 0900-1400 TBD
Mar 13th, Tue - Rope Rescue Classroom/knots – 1900h Station 198 (new members or review)
Mar 15th Thur - Rope Rescue Basic skills- 1900h TBD
April
Apr 17th Tue. - Trench Classroom – 1900h Station 198 (new members or review)
Apr. 19th Thur. - Trench Skills – 1900h MRTSA Station 780
Apr. 21st Sat - Live trench rescue ops – 0800h TBD
May
May 12th – Sat. - Water Rescue – Saturday 0900-1400 TBD
May 17th – Thurs - Cutting operations - torches, arc air, cut station - 1900h South Baldwin VFC
June
Jun 19th, Tue - Rope II – 1900h TBD (new members or review)
Jun 21st, Thur. - Rope II – 1900h TBD
Jun 23rd Sat - Rope II – 0900 TBD PAAW Water Tower
July
Jul 11th Wed – Water Rescue – 1830 TBD
Jul 19th Thur. - Highlines / Terradaptor use – 1900h TBD
August
Aug 14th, Tue. - Advanced Rigging – 1900h TBD (new members or review)
Aug 16th Thur.- Combined Water and TRT drill – 1900h TBD
Aug. 21st Tue Daylight - Advanced Rigging & High Lines – 0900h McConnell’s Mills
September
Rope Rescue Technician Test Date and location TBD
Sept 8th Sat. - Water Rescue - 0900 – 1400 Open Water - TBD
Sept 18th Tue – C- Space Rescue equipment – 1900h Station 198 (new members or review)
Sept. 20th Thur.- Confined Space Rescue – 1900h PHVFC Training Area
October
Oct 16th Tue. - Tower Rescue Operations – 1900h Station 510 (Extra Drill)
Oct 17th Wed. - Citizens Fire Academy Demo – 1830h Station 198
Oct 18th Thur. - Personal Rescue Skills Evaluation – 1900h TBD
November
Nov 7th – Wed. - Water Rescue Classroom session - Gear inspection – 1830 TBD
Nov 15th Thur. - Medical Rescue with UPMC – 1900h Station 510
December
Dec. 7th – Friday - Team Party
Classes to be Scheduled for 2018
TBD Subway Tunnel and LRT trolley familiarization
TBD Emergency Boat Operations 16hr
TBD Advanced Lines Systems for Water Rescue 16hr
TBD NFPA 1006 General Requirements 48hr (CORE)
TBD NFPA 1006 General Requirements and Vehicle Rescue Technician testing
