Swiftwater Boat Operations Technician

6/14/2024 - A great weekend of training in Vermont. Professional crew from Middlebury FD, Vergennes FD. Having a little fun during the break.

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​Final exercise of weekend. Two Rescuers lowering themselves down to awaiting rescue boats. We start with a safety line attached to Rescuers on bridge , before going over railing. Once Rescuer is on loaded mainline, safety line removed. Repeated with second Rescuer. We have safety boats hold station down stream, this provides a safety area when starting their lowering. Once about 5 ft above water, the safety boats slowly power up river under their assigned rescuer. The Rescuers completes their lower, with assistance of Bowman, guiding them. Once safely in boats, the two boat team communicate and back down river. All teams performed this difficult exercise with precision and excellence.

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