Swiftwater Rescue Field Guide

Swiftwater Rescue Field Guide

The Swiftwater Rescue Field Guide has been REVISED AND EXPANDED! Now with 60% more information, the guide has increased from 52 to 84 information-packed pages. New sections include: <P>Rigging, including anchors; drooping high lines; and Z-drag. <P>Animal rescue, including animal behavior; rescue of stranded and swimming animals; the capture of dogs, cats, and horses. <P>Urban flooding and rescue, including HAZMAT and field decontamination; storm water systems; and incident preplanning. <P>Unpinning boats and rafts. <P>Drowning fact reference <P>Every emergency responder needs to have this tough, waterproof 4X6" guide handy. Made to fit in a pocket, a glove compartment or a emergency response pack, it€s still the ultimate (and only) field reference to swiftwater rescue. <P>In addition to the new material, the Swiftwater Rescue Field Guide still covers topics like basic rescuer safety considerations, river hydrology, equipment, shore-based, boat-based, and in-water rescue techniques; knots, rigging for river rescue, helicopters, incident command; and special situations like low-head dams and flood channel rescues. <P>If it€s been awhile since you took your last swiftwater rescue course, you€ll appreciate having this handy pocket reference. It€s written by Slim Ray, author of Swiftwater Rescue and an internationally-recognized authority on the subject.