On October 23rd, 13 members of CIRO travelled to College Station, Texas, where they teamed up with British, Belgian, German and American Urban Search & Rescue (USAR) teams in a mock earthquake scenario. The five day scenario took place at “Disaster City”, a 52-acre installation on the campus of Texas A&M University where a fake, destroyed town was built for the sole purpose of training workers who save lives after mass-casualty events.
The exercise was the first to bring together teams from around the world to show that despite different languages, equipment and techniques, rescuers all can work together for a common purpose- saving lives. This was proven during the week as CIRO team members integrated with the Belgian, German and British teams to conduct search and rescue operations. During the five days, rescuers were presented with five different scenarios which required using skills such as Search, Command, Planning, Logistics, High Angle rescue, Confined Space rescue, Structural Collapse and Wilderness rescue.Our Canadian team received great kudos from their International partners, and all vowed to train and work again in the future.
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