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News: CIRO Training in Malta

After 12 days teaching Basic Ground SAR to the Emergency Response and Rescue Corps of Gozo and St John Rescue Corps of Malta, our team members came back home with another successful mission overseas, this time reinforcing the international cooperation between our team and the Malta Rescue Corps and providing an effective training to our colleagues in Malta in order to improve their rescue capabilities/skills.

One more time the CIRO contributes to the rescue community all over the world by both transferring our knowledge and creating a long lasting friendship with fellow teams to operate in future joint operations anytime, anywhere.

We want to thank deeply to all the Malta authorities that made possible this amazing experience and all the students that proved to be highly qualified personnel and gave us their trust and confidence during the two weeks we were there and made us feel at home at all times.

From all the CIRO members, we want to say: Thanks Malta! Will see you soon.

 

 

News: CIRO 2014 Annual Meeting

A quick reminder to all members:

This next Saturday 30^th of August we will hold the 2014 CIRO Annual Meeting in the City of Red Deer, AB at Station 6 (Red Deer County Protective Services).

We will do a full DAG (departure assistance group) doc check of all our members and CIRO Gear fam-tents water pur, rations etc. check. Then our annual general meeting and finally our traditional seafood boil. Remember to sign in on D4H to record your attendance, bring your docs. and your membership annual dues.

News: Results from WRC 2012

Twelve members of the CIRO who also belong to the RDCTRT (Red Deer County’s Technical Rescue Task Force - Red Deer, AB) participated in the World Rescue Challenge and Conference in London, England at the ExCel Centre on October 18 to 20, 2012.

This free, spectator-friendly event allowed firefighters and rescue specialists from around the globe to compete in high adrenaline team challenges and demonstrations showcasing just what it means to deal with emergencies in the 21st century. The event also included an exhibition, demonstrations and a conference where industry experts shared experiences and case studies, and explored current issues. The group consisting in 16 representatives from the RDCTRT put on a show in the competition, which was highlighted with an elaborate Rope Rescue display.

The Technical Rescue Team also got to spend specialized training time with the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service, Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service, and the London Fire Brigade. Their training focus was on techniques in Confined Spaces, Structural Collapse, Rope Rescue, Technical Search, Vehicle Extrication, Deployment Activities, and Emergency Planning.

“We first met these rescue groups from the UK in October of 2011 at the Disaster City training complex in College Station, Texas.” shared Ric Henderson, Red Deer County Assistant Manager and Director of Community and Protective Services, “We had gone through intensive disaster response training with these individuals, and it was a very kind gesture to be invited to participate in further training with them a year later, and to show off our skills in their World Rescue Challenge. Our team gained a lot from this experience”.

The team expects to attend next year WRC 2013 in Florida, USA and continuing upgrading their rescue skills and experience in diverse rescue specialties.

News: 10 days left for WRC 2012!

The final countdown has begun! In just 10 days our CIRO members belonging to the Red Deer Technical Rescue Task Force will be representing us at the World Rescue Challenge 2012 in the city of London, UK where being the only American team to participate in this event will be conducting a series of demonstrations  on Technical Rescue for dozens of world class rescue teams and thousands of visitors who will be visiting this major event. A pride and huge responsibility for our team and a great honor to wear the colors of our Canadian flag up this event.

Good luck guys!

Happy Canada Day!

HAPPY CANADA DAY!

News: WRC 2012. The World Rescue Challenge

From October 18th to 20th, the City of London and the London Fire Brigade will be hosting the WRC 2012 (World Rescue Challenge) in London, UK.

Along with the upcoming Olympic Games, the City of London has prepared an amazing event that, for some experts, would be the best challenge ever made in the history of the WRC. This year the challenge will be based on ¨Vehicular Extrication.¨ More than 20 teams from around the globe will challenge real life scenarios with different levels of complexity to test their abilities and to earn the title of top rescuers.

Several members of the CIRO who also belong to the RDSAR (Red Deer County Technical Rescue Task Force) will attend this event to demonstrate different rescue skill sets including rope, water and collapse structure rescue.

Check this video to learn more about this event and follow the news on the Blog site to see the team in action!

News: CIRO at the 2011 Multi-National US&R Exercise

Last year the CIRO had the opportunity to assist to the 2011 Multi-National US&R Exercise at Disaster City in College Station, Texas. This US&R exercise at Disaster City provides teams from around the world the opportunity to work together on a realistic large-scale disaster. Check out the team in action!