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Urban Search and Rescue Helicopter “Pick Off” Drill With Sheriff’s Department
By frhayes | December 30, 2008
On Sunday, December 28, 2008 members from the Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD) Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) team and the Sheriffs Department conducted joint training in the Port of Long Beach. The training included a safety briefing and an overview of the aircraft; members of the US&R team were then hoisted into the aircraft to complete the “Pick Off” operation.
This drill was undertaken to improve the ability to transport US&R team members and equipment to remote locations in a rapid period of time to help facilitate rescue operations. It also serves to improve relationships between different organizations that would work together in a “Real” emergency situation.
Thirty US&R members attended this drill with the crew-members from the sheriffs department; similar drills have been conducted or will be undertaken on all three shifts.
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