Technical Rescue

This course prepares participants for diverse roles in large-scale search and rescue operations, covering field searchers, planning staff, and incident command. It equips them with skills applicable to various crises like missing persons searches, natural disasters, and terrorist incidents. Through discussions, exercises, and hands-on activities, participants learn resource management, search documentation, and practical search skills for efficient operations.

Protect & Prepare Ltd have decades of experience in the world of technical rescue and continued reach to numerous associates who remain subject matter experts in all associated disciplines from breaking & breaching, shoring, technical search and working at heights / rope access.

Mentoring is a protected relationship which supports learning and experimentation which helps individuals develop their potential. This mentoring may take several forms but should be conducted over several months allowing the individuals to grow in knowledge acquisition, competence and capability at their own pace. This should therefore be designed to be bespoke to the individual requirements. Mentors share their experiences, but coaches prompt leaders to reflect on their experience and draw their own conclusions. For example, a mentor will point out what he or she thinks a mentee could have done better, while a coach will ask the individual what he or she could improve on and how to make that happen.

Power boat rescue is potentially very hazardous. To operate safely and effectively requires boat operators and crews to have a good understanding of the environment and sound boat handling skills. Protect & Prepare Ltd can deliver this training bespoke to user requirements whilst attaining recognised qualifications. This course aims to provide personnel with the knowledge and skills to handle a rescue boat in a range of conditions incorporating Swiftwater Flood and Rescue Boat handling.

Protect & Prepare Ltd focus upon the approach we take to resolving complex issues for clients from initial analysis of the problem, developing sustainable and fit for purpose capabilities through to capability implementation. This also includes subsequent training delivery, exercising and testing for quality assurance. This approach can be articulated through the lens of three recently delivered case studies.

Protect & Prepare Ltd have over 24 years of Search & Rescue mission experience, deployments and training within Protect & Prepare and have deployed on numerous missions and capacity building projects making us uniquely positioned to develop policy and procedures that will link the training outcomes to practical applications of ISAR deployment activity. We have an in-depth understanding of the international landscape including International Search & Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) and have been through both accreditation and reaccreditation processes (IEC, IEC/R). We also intimately understand the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism and are able to align policy and procures with this organisation.

Successful new team development needs cohesion, focus, direction. ISAR missions are tough and require extended work durations in hazardous, stressful conditions.

Our mentors will help the team understand the ISAR missions and what is needed from them to grow as ISAR technicians. They will focus on personal growth, mindset, skills, and physical readiness. Team members will be urged to think creatively to enhance team, task, and personal skills.

Leaders need more than skills and attributes for progression; transitioning to international search and rescue work requires vision, mentoring, and relationship-building. Mentorship offers benefits like self-development, knowledge acquisition, and strategic relationship building. The approach involves in-country and remote mentorship, guidance on best practices, and team development support.

Identifying USAR training candidates for hazardous environments abroad. Course includes simulated conditions over 4 days, covering 10 km navigation and team building. Protect & Prepare manages coordination, assessments, and logistics.

Upon establishing and training a USAR team to required standards, accreditation through the INSARAG is aquirable. To improve their chances of achieving INSARAG External Classification (IEC), teams must engage a Mentor or Mentoring Team. Mentors provide guidance and support, adapting their commitment to the team's readiness over a two-year planning timeline. An approved mentor with INSARAG expertise offers advice on all USAR components (Management, Search, Rescue, Medical and Logistics). The mentor assesses the team's progress, crucially facilitating the IEC exercise.