Chapter 15 - The ISO at Technical Rescue Incidents

Question 1

A person who meets or exceeds rescue technician level competencies.

Answer 1

Assistant safety officer rescue technician (ASO-RT)

Question 2

A collapse in which victims are easily accessible and trapped by surface debris. Loads are minimal and easily moved by rescuers. The threat of secondary collapse is minimal.

Answer 2

Basic/surface collapse

Question 3

A collapse in which stressed concrete, reinforced concrete and steel girders are impeding access. Included are collapses that require the response of urban search and rescue teams and specialized equipment and collapses that threaten other structures or that involve the possibility of significant secondary collapse.

Answer 3

Heavy collapse