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A firefighter and assist the research team (FAST), also known as a Rapid Response Team / Crew (RIT / RIC), is a team of two or more firefighters dedicated solely to research and rescue firefighters in distress. FAST has no further operational duty during an incident. Multiple alarm fires may require several FAST / RIC teams.
Through the late 1960s and early 1970s the London Fire Brigade has introduced procedures using RIT LTEA (lines of emergency air transfer) and ease (Emergency Air Supply Equipment). He was appointed research firefighter and rescue teams (called "emergency teams") stationed in breathing apparatus (SCBA) points of entry control, emergency equipment specially designed for ARA worn by firefighters unconscious, injured or trapped.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have requirements for a certain type of FAST / RIT structure fire. Those standards require that a minimum of two firefighters standing in its entirety by the personal protective equipment while other crew members work in a hazardous atmosphere. Standards are the result of a series of incidents where firefighters were lost, trapped, or disoriented while fighting against a structure fire without the presence of FAST.
The concept of fast food is not universal, with many organizations fire protection training all personnel in rescue functions. Rescue teams are so designated based on the order of sending aircraft to a call in the standard operating procedures (SOPs) requiring rescue teams will be held at entry points. This is the basic concept of the "two-in, two out" rule.
Note: While all these versions of this name for a rescue team of firefighters, or have been used or continue to be used in several areas, the National Incident Management System (NIMS) has determined that the crew rapid response "RIC" will be the standard term. Currently, the U.S. federal government need training programs, from DHS and FEMA are in the process of normalization of many terms and procedures under NIMS.
Equipment FAST
FAST members are normally equipped with some or all of the following:
full turnout gear
Renting a self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)
Personal Alert Safety System (PASS)
portable radio that uses frequency Fireground and is available to the Incident Commander
Hand Tools
light hand
Search rope or strap
Rapid air transport (RAT) bag that slips over a bottle SCBA mask and holding a draw in the extra bottle to provide a firefighter shot with air. This so-called RIT bag was invented by Darrin Shaw, a firefighter with Central Pierce Fire and Rescue. The term "RIT Bag" is now widely used, but the mark remains with RIT bag Puyallup, WA.
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