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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Disaster Relief and Rescue Operations Training

Under his leadership, LTC RUFINO G RAMORAN JR CAV (GSC) PA, the Commanding Officer of the 4th Light Armor “Masigasig” Battalion, LAD, PA initiated the conduct of a one week Disaster Relief and Rescue Operations Training from 11 to 17 October 2009 in coordination and cooperation with DR HENRY BUZAR, the Civil Deputized Coordinator of Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council (PDCC), Quezon.

This training aims to train the participants to be prepared in times of any eventualities particularly during unexpected calamities/disaster that may strike the city and other adjacent municipalities such as typhoon, earthquake and volcanic eruption . It also intends to equip them the proper knowledge to be able to save lives during hazardous situations or if natural disasters arises.


 The training was focused on the different techniques and procedures on disaster relief and rescue operations which includes the familiarization of equipment, first aid, emergency transport/carrying, bandaging, splinting, strapping, lifting, carrying a victim on a spine board, basic life support, ropes and ropes care, knot tying, anchoring, rappelling, belaying, lowering  and sliding ladder and water search and rescue operations (WASAR) with a practical exercise of one  mile swimming at Villa Del Prado Beach Resort, Bgy Bignay I, Sariaya, Quezon.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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