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  2. Swift water rescue - Wikipedia

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    Swift water rescue (also called "white water rescue") is a subset of technical rescue dealing in white water river conditions. Due to the added pressure of moving water, swift water rescue involves the use of specially trained personnel, ropes and mechanical advantage systems that are often much more robust than those used in standard rope rescue.

  3. Dickerson Whitewater Course - Wikipedia

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    It was the first pump-powered artificial whitewater course built in North America, and is still the only one anywhere with heated water. It remains an active training center for whitewater slalom racing, swiftwater rescue training, and other whitewater activities. The facility is owned by the NRG Energy company. Except during special events ...

  4. FTCC plans indoor swift water rescue training facility in ...

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    Fayetteville Technical Community College plans to build an indoor swift water rescue training facility in Cumberland County. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...

  5. To the rescue: Northeast Ohio firefighters practice swift ...

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    Firefighters from several Northeast Ohio communities are in Kent this week for swift water rescue training. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...

  6. Fayetteville college reveals only swift water rescue indoor ...

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    Fayetteville Technical Community College has the only indoor swift water rescue facility on the East Coast. Here's what it means for residents.

  7. Category:Swiftwater rescue - Wikipedia

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    Swift water rescue; Z. Z-drag This page was last edited on 26 March 2020, at 18:33 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...

  8. Debby-triggered flooding traps people in homes and forces ...

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    About 40 swift water rescues have been reported in the area, according to Wheeler, and the storm has damaged homes, businesses, roads and bridges. ... with 2 to 3 feet of fast-moving water on ...

  9. Technical rescue - Wikipedia

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    Technical rescue is the use of specialised tools and skills for rescue, including but not limited to confined space rescue, rope rescue, trench rescue, structural collapse rescue, ice rescue, swift water rescue, underwater rescue, and cave rescue.