Rapid Extraction Module Support 2015

A six-person REM has been assigned to the Rough Fire. (On Sept. 5, this 86,000 acre fire—with 2,038 assigned personnel—is the largest fire in California.) To best support this incident, the REM was split into two three-person units assigned to the fire’s north and south ends. On the southern half, all Mod 1 members are qualified as Rescue Specialists (TESP), EMTs and FFT1 with the ability to do both low and high angle rescues. The main objective and purpose for these pre-staged rescue teams is to provide firefighters emergency extraction and reduce the time needed for individuals to receive medical attention who are unable to egress under their own power in difficult terrain.

Health and Fitness, Multi Incident Summary, Medevac, RLS, Multiple