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Georgetown County Technical Rescue Team
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In 2010 Georgetown County assembled a Technical Rescue Team. This team is made up of personnel from both Georgetown County Fire / EMS as well as Midway Fire Rescue. These two departments came together to form one highly trained team specializing in rescue such as: Rope Rescue, Confined Space, Collapse, HazMat, and Trench Rescues. This team covers all 815 square miles of Georgetown County as well any mutual aid to surrounding areas that is requested.
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NOVEMBER 2010 COAL RESCUE
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IN NOVEMBER 2010 THE TECHNICAL RESCUE TEAM WAS DEPLOYED TO THE STEAM PLANT OFF OF PENNY ROYAL ROAD IN GEORGETOWN COUNTY. UPON OUR ARRIVAL WE WERE NOTIFED THAT A MAN IN A TRACTOR HAD HIT A SOFT SPOT IN THE PILE AND THE TRACTOR WAS SUNK INTO THE PILE FACING STRAIT UP AND DOWN, HE WAS INSIDE THE CAB. THE HOLE WAS ABOUT 50' DEEP. GEORGETOWN CITY HAD RESPONDED WITH THEIR 100' LADDER TRUCK AND AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURES IT IS FULLY EXTENDED AND JUST BARELY REACHING THE TOP OF THE PILE. LUCKILY FOR US THIS INCIDENT HAPPENDED UNDER A CATWALK THAT EXTENDED OUT OVER THE PILE. WE WERE ABLE TO SET UP A SMALL AMOUNT OF RIGGING WITH A CHANGE OF DIRECTION RUNNING ON THE PILE. WE THEN LOWERED A HARNESS TO THE VICTIM AND INSTRUCTED HIM TO PUT IT ON. ONCE ON WE SLOWLY RAISED HIM UP AND USED THE CHANGE OF DIRECTION TO PULL IN TO THE LEFT SAFELY ONTO THE PILE.
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