Swiftwater Rescue Field Guide is something that every emergency responder needs to have handy. Tough, waterproof and made to fit in a pocket, a glove compartment or an emergency response pack, this is the ultimate field reference to Swiftwater Rescue. If it has been awhile since you took your last Swiftwater Rescue course, you’ll appreciate having this handy pocket reference to topics like:
| • | Basic rescuer safety considerations |
| • | River hydrology |
| • | Equipment |
| • | Shore-based, boat-based and in-water rescue techniques |
| • | Knots and rigging for river rescue |
| • | Helicopters |
| • | Incident command |
| • | Special situations like low-head dams and flood channel rescues |
| • | Urban flooding, including hazmat, flood channels, and storm water systems |
| • | Expanded rigging section |
| • | Drowning fact reference |
| • | Animal rescue in floods |
It’s written by Slim Ray, author of Swiftwater Rescue and an internationally recognized authority on the subject. 78 pages.
