PSDS has a comprehensive Urban Flood Rescue training program that all public safety personnel should have to be safe and more proactive to any flood response. As climates continue to change across the country and with the existence of more drought like conditions, there is potential for catastrophic flood situations to arise. From the emergency managers who do the planning, to the boots on the ground who perform the rescue service, everyone should be properly trained, be knowledgeable and prepared in the event of any flood situation. This program incorporates the resources of fire service, law enforcement, search and rescue, along with emergency medical professionals.
Listed below are a few highlights:
• Pre-planning operations
• Hazards you may encounter
• Force of water
• Speed of water and its dynamics
• Rapid response deployments
• Department capabilities, resources
and mutual aid
• Systems to help keep rescue personnel safe
• Staging
• Natural hazard assessment
• Vulnerability assessment
• Risk assessment
