VCH staff offered Emergency Training for Light Urban Search & Rescue
While most of us in the Lower Mainland area have been fortunate with a mild winter, much of the rest of Canada has endured snow storms, extremely cold weather and a destructive ice storm.
To ensure that VCH sites are prepared and staff are trained in emergency management, Health Emergency Management British Columbia (HEMBC) is offering education on personal preparedness and emergency/disaster response as well as ensuring that the appropriate tools and resources are available at our sites.
One of these courses is a one-day (7 hours) “hands on” LUSAR (Light Urban Search & Rescue) training course that teaches the skills to enter and conduct a search within a damaged building.
There is no cost to participants for the course and registration can be found on CCRS under LUSAR (Light Urban Search & Rescue).
COURSE OVERVIEW
- Introduction to Incident Command system roles and duties
- Basic search techniques
- Scenario #1 & debriefing
- Lunch (lunch & coffee are included)
- Scenario #2 & debriefing
- Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
- Home preparedness ideas
- Reading materials
- Search team composition & preparation
- Essential safety equipment
- Duties of team members
- Communication techniques between team members
- Techniques of safe search
Dates: This one-day course is being offered on the following dates:
- Jan. 29
- Feb. 4
- Feb. 18
Location: Basement of Waterfront Station (Skytrain, Seabus, Westcoast Express Terminal) 601 West Cordova, Vancouver
