| USAR – Region
3
The Urban Search and Rescue team
has 23 members. All
members are Technician level for Confined Space
and 6 team members are qualified instructors in
confined space, trench rescue and building collapse.
Training in trench rescue and building collapse
has been scheduled. There
are 2 response vehicles – a Rescue Truck
and pickup truck to tow trailers to a scene. Trailers
carry trench rescue equipment and, collapse and
confined space equipment. The Region 3 Team which covers all of
Eastern Idaho is comprised of members from Pocatello
and Idaho Falls Fire Departments |
| Hazardous
Materials – Region 6 RRT
In addition to basic hazardous materials
training that all firefighters receive, there is
a 25 member team that is Hazardous Materials Technician
Qualified. The
Region 6 RRT covers all of Southeast Idaho (8 counties).
The team will respond to all hazards including
WMD and Terrorist events. There are 2 response vehicles – Hazmat
Truck and Hazmat Pickup. Additional
equipment includes a Decon Trailer for mass decontamination,
a Waterways Trailer with booms and pigs to protect
state waterways, and a Mobile Air Trailer that
provides breathing air for remote response areas
and long term events |
