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accident rescues. The. crew will provide-initial rescue services until the arrival of the agency with the primary responsibility for the area. AFP Communications Centre notifies all parties.
Under the current. agreement the Fire Brigade is notified by the AFP Communications Centre of any road accident situation in the northern zone, .where the Fire Brigade has primary responsibility.
The Fire Brigade. will also provide, back up support to the APP when requested to do so or when a Fire Brigade unit is in the immediate vicinity of an accident..
(4). Fire Brigade.
Personnel trained .
100% of operational firefighters qualified to level l
rescue (specifically road accident rescue operator).
58% of operational firefighters qualified to level 3
rescue (specialist operator trained to crew the
Emergency Support Vehicle) All 8 Fire Stations are equipped with hydraulic rescue and associated equipment suitable for road accident rescue. .. Specialist rescue vehicle located at Ainslie .(temporarily located at Royal Canberra Hospital). Standby rescue vehicle used a training module.
Australian Federal Police
Personnel trained
The minimum manning level of an Australian Federal
Police (APP) ACT Region. rescue vehicle is one rescue operator and one senior operator.
A rescue operator has completed a minimum of seven weeks rescue training which encompasses a broad range .of rescue skills including road rescue. The operator is employed full-time in the APT Rescue Squad. A senior operator has completed .a minimum of seven weeks rescue training which encompasses a broad range of rescue skills including road rescue. The operator has worked two years full-time in the AFP ACT region Rescue Squad under. the supervision of a qualified senior rescue operator, and satisfied the Officer in Charge that he/she is capable of controlling a rescue incident.
Equipment available
The AFP Rescue Squad maintains two fully equipped heavy rescue vehicles which are outfitted to handle the most complex of rescue incidents: . Along wheel based four wheel drive troopcarrier is also used-to respond to rescue incidents in the mountainous areas within the ACT. The carrier also provides back up support to the ACT Ambulance Service four wheel drive vehicle.
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