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Permalink Reply by Arthur Hayden on July 19, 2009 at 7:59pm

Thom Farrell:
You will receive a lot of information; there are many resources available today and also many opinions. My suggestion to you is one understand how your department responds to calls as well as mutual aid response. Never forget the two in two out if RIC or RIT is responding they are no good to you until they arrive, by using two out and having a training standard that is followed by all your mutual aid companies, they can start the process and will be supplement by the arrival of the RIC/RIT. A very good start is to purchase the R.I.C.O. book, the concepts that are available are all the same as far as training but it’s how to put it all together in to your response that is the problem.
I believe that you should put the other departments aside study and train your department first make your members aware of what they must perform and how they will perform. Knowing how you will perform the task of RIC/RIT , then you will be able to understand what you expect others to do for you. If you are a volunteer company can you really respond as a RIC company with 4-6 trained members, how long will you hold your response before you respond with less? I have a lot of RIC training videos on youtube just type vesrescue and they will come up. FETC is very good, Mccormick is also but that is very expensive to go to his class and as a trainer you must return each year to be certified. Rapidintervention.com is also excellent.
If I can help you out with any information send me an e-mail, I have our training documents and response S.O.G. I will be willing to share with you.

Arthur Hayden
vesrescue@yahoo.com

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Permalink Reply by Sparky3317 on June 20, 2010 at 1:29am

Heavy Rescue Inc is one of the biggest known companies in the Northeast for RIT training.

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Permalink Reply by Ben Waller on June 20, 2010 at 6:35am

I concur. If you don't do your RIT training to the NFPA 1407 standard, then you will have holes in the training.

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Permalink Reply by Mauricio Martin Hartwig on June 20, 2010 at 7:56am

You should go to the R.I.C.O (Rapid Intervention Company operations) it is the most comprensive course on the RIT area offered today.
visit the website www.ricofirescue.com for more information.

be safe

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Permalink Reply by Norm Tindell on June 20, 2010 at 11:51am

Only unique item I've seen lately (and sorry can't remember where) was a tarp that was marked off in sections with the names off all the tools, etc., needed by RIT on scene. The tarp was layed down and every piece was layed in its usual place so there was always no doubt everything was present and in a predictable order. Here's an example (similar) from Fire Engineering...

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Permalink Reply by Ben Waller on June 20, 2010 at 11:58am

The RIT tarps are a good idea. We use something very similar.

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