PRACTICALLYAPPLYINGRIT-SlingerFireDepartment.ppt

PRACTICALLY APPLYING RIT PRESENTED BY THE WASHINGTON COUNTY TRAINING OFFICERS RIT COMMITTEE WHAT IS R.I.T? R.I.T. IS FIRE FIGHTERS SAVING FIRE FIGHTERS “REMEMBER!!! YOU MAY NOT ALWAYS HAVE TO USE EACH AND EVERY TECHNIQUE TAUGHT IN THIS PROGRAM TO ACCOMPLISH A FIREFIGHTER RESCUE. IF A TECHNIQUE IS WORKING, USE IT! IF IT IS NOT, TRY SOMETHING ELSE! THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO GIVE YOU OPTIONS. A SAFER AND QUICKER REMOVAL TIME SHOULD BE THE END RESULT.” Jim Crawford “REMEMBER!!! NO ONE IS COMING FOR US, BUT US!!! WE HAVE TO BE GOOD AT THIS…” Jim Crawford REMEMBER IT DOES NOT STOP HERE TAKE THIS BACK TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX CONTINUE YOUR EDUCATION ADD AS MANY TOOLS TO YOUR TOOL BOX AS POSSIBLE OUR OBJECTIVE: TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF “T.E.A.R.” RIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS LT. BRAD SCHAEFER ASST. CHIEF CHUCK RUETTEN CPT. SHAWN SELODE CPT. ROB STUESSER SPECIAL THANK YOU INSTRUCTORS RICK HANKE KEN VLASAK TIM ROSKOPF SCOTT RISSE BRAD SCHAEFER CHUCK RUETTEN SHAWN SELODE ROB STUESSER SPECIAL THANK YOU HELPING SET UP THE HOUSE CHUCK RUETTEN RICK HANKE SCOTT RISSE JOHN WESTENBERGER TIM ROSKOPF ANDY RITTER TOM SIMON BRAD SCHAEFER CHRIS EHRETT SPECIAL THANK YOU SUPPORT PERSONNEL GREG LIGHTHIZER JOHN WESTENBERGER STEVE MECHENICH DISCLAIMER THESE TECHNIQUES ARE BY FAR NOT ALL THE RIT TECHNIQUES AVAILABLE TODAY THIS TRAINING IS DESIGNED TO GET YOU STARTED IN THE RIT THOUGHT PROCESS REMEMBER THE MORE TOOLS AVAILABLE IN YOUR TOOL BOX THE BETTER YOU WILL BE PREPARED AGENDA INTRODUCTIONS RIT TEAM SET-UP AIR MASK FAMILIARIZATION FOUR SESSIONS; BOTTLE SWITCH OVERS, FF DRAGS, INTERIOR WALL BREACH, WINDOW ENLARGEMTENT- 45 MIN. EACH SCENARIOS INTRODUCTIONS RIT TEAM SET-UPBRAD SCHAEFER REQUESTING A RIT TEAM WHAT A RIT TEAM DOES UPON ARRIVAL ON SCENE THE T.E.A.R PRINCIPLE WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IF THE RIT TEAM IS NEEDED AIR MASK FAMILIARIZATIONTIM ROSKOPF GETTING TO KNOW THE LOCATIONS OF THE KNOBS AND BUTTONS OF OUR AIR MASKS BECOMING COMFORTABLE IN AN UNCO