Post by station27chief on Dec 21, 2007 0:07:41 GMT -5
To all,,
Someone has asked about the capabilities of Mercer County Task Force 801. The Task Force is a regional approach to technical rescue comprised of 5 stations including Station 32 Pennington Road (Ewing Twsp), Station 168 Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad, Station 23 Lawrenceville Fire Company, Station 49 Plainsboro Fire Company and Station 27 Bristol-Myers Squibb Emergency Services. The apparatus detailed to a response are heavy rescues from Stations 32, 27, 168 and 49, tower ladder from Station 23 plus a technical rescue truck, trench/collapse trailer from Station 32, a Medic Unit and a Medic Supervisor. The Medic is for team use and not patient care. From an equipment stand point. If it is out there we have it. All equipment iscolor coordinated for consistancy and identification. The team operates with a TF Leader and 4 TF Chiefs. The team is comprised of 35 Rescue Technicians trained and certified to NFPA 1006. The team is well trained in high angle, confined space, trench, and swiftwater. Skills sets are growing in building collapse. At this point we about 10 techs in building collapse. Every member is cross trained in the various functions and each agency is a lead in a function. As with any volunteer organization, we always have new pople to bring up the level of training we require. The team trains quarterly plus an annual recert weekend usually in June. The last two years we have used the Burlington County Fire Academy. The team has been involved with several high visibility rescues including one on Duck Island at the PSEG generating plant where a bulldowzer had flipped upside down in a 40 foot high coal pile sinkhole. A rescuer was lowered 150 feet into the coal pile from a conveyor and performed an extrication, pt. packaging and both were raised back up. The team was awarded a unit citation from Firehouse magazine and a firefighter from the City of Trenton received a Class 1 Valor Award for this rescue. The first in over 35 years in Trenton. Additionally 10 TF801 members received City of Trenton commendations. I would be happy to share SOGs, dispatch protocols, etc with anyone who would like to contact me at my office. I hope this helps with your question. Thanks, Chief John Welling
Someone has asked about the capabilities of Mercer County Task Force 801. The Task Force is a regional approach to technical rescue comprised of 5 stations including Station 32 Pennington Road (Ewing Twsp), Station 168 Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad, Station 23 Lawrenceville Fire Company, Station 49 Plainsboro Fire Company and Station 27 Bristol-Myers Squibb Emergency Services. The apparatus detailed to a response are heavy rescues from Stations 32, 27, 168 and 49, tower ladder from Station 23 plus a technical rescue truck, trench/collapse trailer from Station 32, a Medic Unit and a Medic Supervisor. The Medic is for team use and not patient care. From an equipment stand point. If it is out there we have it. All equipment iscolor coordinated for consistancy and identification. The team operates with a TF Leader and 4 TF Chiefs. The team is comprised of 35 Rescue Technicians trained and certified to NFPA 1006. The team is well trained in high angle, confined space, trench, and swiftwater. Skills sets are growing in building collapse. At this point we about 10 techs in building collapse. Every member is cross trained in the various functions and each agency is a lead in a function. As with any volunteer organization, we always have new pople to bring up the level of training we require. The team trains quarterly plus an annual recert weekend usually in June. The last two years we have used the Burlington County Fire Academy. The team has been involved with several high visibility rescues including one on Duck Island at the PSEG generating plant where a bulldowzer had flipped upside down in a 40 foot high coal pile sinkhole. A rescuer was lowered 150 feet into the coal pile from a conveyor and performed an extrication, pt. packaging and both were raised back up. The team was awarded a unit citation from Firehouse magazine and a firefighter from the City of Trenton received a Class 1 Valor Award for this rescue. The first in over 35 years in Trenton. Additionally 10 TF801 members received City of Trenton commendations. I would be happy to share SOGs, dispatch protocols, etc with anyone who would like to contact me at my office. I hope this helps with your question. Thanks, Chief John Welling
