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Tucker
County Tactical Rescue
team was organized in the mid 1990's by a group of
local Fire/EMS/Rescue persons all belonging to the CVVFD. The team has grown
form its original charter members somewhere about 7 strong to today's team which consists of those members with a few
additions. TCTRT is a specialized
team which is generally
self supportive and has a motto:
ALS, anytime, anyplace. This team
Firefighting Champions. The teams
primary
focus however is to be able to gain access and treat effectively any
patient in any situation, in, on, under, over, thru or any other predicament, and then effectively extract the
patient to normal working conditions. Then if necessary transport the patients
to the hospital
by whatever means
necessary. The team generally
requires a significant
amount of training including minimum of EMT-B
certification, Firefighter 1, HAZMAT, Ropes and Vertical Rescue, Vehicle Rescue, and also
maintain status as a active member of the fire
department and meeting the
standards of the company. TCTRT holds practices and gatherings for persons
thru out the county to learn more about rescue techniques, as well as to
sharpen team skills and build team chemistry.
