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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.
Charles Howard Gates (known as Swiftwater Bill; April 7, 1854 – February 13, 1933) was an American frontiersman and fortune hunter, and a fixture in stories of the Klondike Gold Rush. [ 1 ] In one famous Klondike story he presented Dawson dance hall girl Gussie Lamore her weight in gold. [ 2 ]
Pages in category "Swiftwater rescue" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. R. Rescue swimmer; S.
The Spirit of Swiftwater: 100 Years at the Pocono Labs [1] is a book written by Jeff Widmer [2] and published in 1998 by the University of Scranton Press, [3] Scranton, PA. The book surveys the history of vaccine development in the United States from 1887 to 1987 through the eyes of the people who worked at what is now Sanofi Pasteur , [ 4 ...
Confined space, swiftwater rescue, flood rescue, vertical rescue, high angle rescue, USAR, SAR and vehicle impacts are traditionally the responsibility of the State Emergency Service, South Australian Ambulance Service, South Australia Police and the Metropolitan Fire Service.
Swiftcurrent Lake is located in the Many Glacier region of Glacier National Park, in the U.S. state of Montana. [2] The Many Glacier Hotel, the largest hotel in the park, is along the east shore of the lake.
The community of Swiftwater is located within and around unique topographic features in the Poconos, which encompass the Pocono Plateau Escarpment. Land use consists of 70% forested land, 14% low density residential, 13.6% agricultural lands and approximately 2.4% wetlands. [ 5 ]
The most widely cited and accepted model of SA was developed by Dr. Mica Endsley, [25] which has been shown to be largely supported by research findings. [34] Lee, Cassano-Pinche, and Vicente found that Endsley's Model of SA received 50% more citations following its publication than any other paper in Human Factors compared to other papers in the 30 year period of their review.