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Swiftwater Rescue Teams, responsible for performing rescues in natural and man-made waterways across Los Angeles County Underwater Rescue & Recovery Unit (URRU) [ 8 ] Catalina Paramedic Operations, responsible for providing emergency medical services, marine fire-fighting, cliff rescue and high-angle rescue to the residents of Catalina Island
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.
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The first Butte County sheriff's deputy arrived at the scene less than 15 minutes after receiving the call and was joined shortly thereafter by Cal Fire Water Rescue team members, the Sheriff's ...
Swiftwater rescue team members from the Tulare and Kern county sheriff's departments worked together to pull four people out of the river while attempting to retrieve the body of the fifth ...
In the midst of historic flooding from Hurricane Florence, a swiftwater rescue team saved a 47-year-old man from his SUV that was nearly submerged in the floodwaters in Cumberland County.
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Ron Rezek's career began in 1970 while he was a graduate student at UCLA working on an MFA degree, studying industrial design and working as a teaching assistant. While experimenting with rotational molding of plastic, in particular cross-linking orange polyethylene to produce an extremely tough and seamless plastic vessel, he was approached by a Los Angeles county lifeguard to investigate an ...