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Green River Special Operations trains for swift water rescues

Recent heavy rains have GR Special Operations Team - Breeding and C-ville Fire Department swift water rescue teams, on high alert. Team takes advantage of controlled release from Green River Lake
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By Chris Taylor, Captain, Swift Water Rescue Team
Breeding Fire Department

The Breeding Fire Department has been on high alert from all of the past flooding rains that hit our area over the past 3-4 weeks. Breeding Fire Department is on standby mode anytime our area is under a flash flood watch.



During that period BFD was on standby several times and made a couple of standby responses to neighboring counties for mutual aid responses for possible swiftwater rescues. No actual rescues where made.

After all the recent rains Green River Lake raised several feet from all of the run off from the rains. The Green River Special Operations Team - Breeding Fire Dept. Technical Rescue Team and Campbellsville Fire Rescue Special Operations Team - took advantage of of the controlled flood release to train at Green River Lake Dam. During the week of July 15-19, 2013 we reviewed our basic and advanced swift-water rescue skills to better serve our community. Chris Taylor, Captain


This story was posted on 2013-07-21 16:21:03
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Strainer rescue training



2013-07-21 - Green River, KY - Photo by Chris Taylor, Breeding Fire Department. Strainer drill - A strainer is any object in the water that water flows through or around such as trees, fences or guardrails. Strainer are a huge danger to swift-water rescue technicians. If a rescue gets caught in a strainer the rescue must know how to escape or avoid the strainer to avoid injury of death.BFD Firefighter Daniel Turner demonstrates the wrong way to encounter a strainer. CFD Firefighter Richard DeWitt "in boat" is standing by in the event the swimmer panics or needs assistance getting out. - Chris Taylor, Breeding Fire Department
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Swift water training - learning to handle motorized boat



2013-07-21 - Green River, KY - Photo by Chris Taylor, Breeding Fire Department. Motorized boat handling< in boat from left to right CFD Firefighter Adam Dobson, BFD Firefighter Kyle Cundiff and CFD Firefighter Keith Bricken practices motorized boat handling in strong current. - Chris Taylor, Breeding Fire Department
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Swift Water Water Rescue Training: Getting victim in Boat



2013-07-21 - Green River Lake, Taylor County, KY - Photo From Breeding Fire Department. "Getting victim in boat" From left BFD/CFD Team Leader Chris Taylor, CFD Firefighter Willie Morris, CFD Firefighter Alex Johnson pulling CFD Firefighter Wes Dillon into boat after retrieving him from the swift current. - Chris Taylor, Breeding Fire Department
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Swift water training: Setting up rope system



2013-07-21 - Green River, KY - Photo by Chris Taylor, Breeding Fire Department. "Setting up rope system" BFD/CFD Firefighter Brandon Harvey and CFD/BFD Firefighter Daniel Cook overseeing construction of rope rescue system over the river to rescue victims from rescue boat. - Chris Taylor, Breeding Fire Department
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