RIC Pack

Purpose

Deployment

To provide an air supply for a downed firefighter.

Entry of RIC is permissible under the general conditions(not all-inlcusive)

• A rescue situation involving fire personnel develops
• Following a PAR, personnel are unaccounted for
• A "Mayday" call is made over the radio

Minimum Tool Compliment

PAC-CAN

• P: Person, Portable Radio, PASS Device
• A:Air, Assessment, Actions(air options, packaging, exit plan
• C:Communicate CAN report
• Conditions, Actions, Needs

• RIC Tarp
• RIC Pack
• TIC
• Irons(Flat head axe/Halligan)
• Bolt Cutters
• LAS Bag
• Circ Saw

• One hour bottle
• UAC
• EBSS Connection
• Rescue Tarp "MCGuire Sled
• Wire Cutters
• Phoenix Loop

RIC Pack

• Purpose
• Equipment overview
• Uses
• Operations
• Manipulative Portion

Operations

RIC should be established for the express purpose of providing an immediate rescue capability for all fire personnel operating on an incident.

Not OSHA required 2 out

Using the Pack

Levels of RIC

Tactical Considerations

• UAC
• Trans-fill
• EBSS
• To victim EBSS
• To Victim MMR
• MMR Swap
• Mask Swap

Level 1: (1) Engine Company

Level 2: Large Area Search

(1)Engine

(1)Truck

(1) BC

Level 3: Requires Specialized tools

(1)Engine

(1)Truck

(1) BC

(1) Rescue

RIC shall deploy on a proactive approach with the following considerations

• Check with IC to confirm which crews are on scene and there assignment/location
• Confirm radio channels
• Determine location of RIC equipment staging and inform command
• Conduct a size up of the structure with crew
• Assign roles: LAS bag, TIC, Irons, RIC pack
• Soften Structure