Operations Manual - (RAC) Rescue Air Cushion - 12/2017

Question 1

What is the PPE attire when deploying the Rescue Air Cushion?

Answer 1

Structure helmets

Wildland coat or structure coat

Question 2

Who can make the request for the Recuse Air Cushion on an incident involving threatened jumpers, hostage situations or other law enforcement related incidents.

Answer 2

LE Incident Commander; ONLY

Question 3

Incident Termination:

Who is responsible for the termination of the “RAC”

Answer 3

The “TRT” member on-scene.

Packing it up, refueling the rig, etc

Question 4

How can one address the safety of falling objects? Or to get notifications of this occurring?

Answer 4

Post a lookout

Question 5

Rescue Air Cushion: Communications

Answer 5

Consider setting up a tactical channel for Fire/Law to be used together

Question 6

Who remains on-scene after the “deployment” of the RAC has occurred?

Answer 6

TRT member that is “RAC” trained.

Question 7

Risk Management and Risk Assessment:

Who needs to evaluate risk vs benefit?

Answer 7

IC
Operations (if set up)
Safety (if set up)

Question 8

Deployment: Rescue Air Cushion

Answer 8

On-duty closest BC to coordinate the TRT person responding and the utility vehicle/RAC trailer to be used.

*** if the TRT person arrives first, they should direct incoming fire resources to where the deployment will occur.

Question 9

Who has the responsibility of the (RAC) Rescue Air Cushion?

Answer 9

TRT

• recurrent training in the response
• deployment
• storage
• care of the RAC
• ***Operations personnel shall receive awareness training

Question 10

Once a request is made for the Rescue Air Cushion, how will it be applied?

Answer 10

One TRT member (using the Utility vehicle) will deliver it ASAP and utilize the on-scene personnel to set it up. This will be done until callback personnel can arrive.

Question 11

What’s the response look like for a LE request using the Rescue Air Cushion?

Answer 11

• on-duty Deputy Chief NOT
• one TRT member shall respond in an utility vehicle to tow the RAC
• One SDFD BC will act as the AGENCY REP (AREP), respond and make contact with the Incident Commander
• **The (AREP) BC should be released once the Rescue Air Cushion is on-scene and set-up. Exchange contact info with the IC, prior to leaving.
• B32 should be notified. (LOGS)

Question 12

(RAC)Rescue Air Cushion

USE:

Answer 12

Used pretty much anytime someone could jump from a high-story.

• potential suicidal “Jumper”
• high angle rescues
• at fires
• terrorist attacks
• explosions

Question 13

When does law enforcement have the lead?

Answer 13

Potential suicide
Hostage
Criminal incidents involving requests for the use of the RAC

**must be approved by the law enforcement agency having JURISDICTION