DRR Rescue vs AskRail

The Essential Technical Rescue Field Operations Guide is now a multi-media App. This full-featured App provides digital access to 240 pages of high-quality illustrated procedures with a fast navigation system so you can find your procedure quickly. Some of the features of this digital Field Operations Guide include: Video Tutorials that will be updated on a regular basis and automatically loaded onto your App device. Shoring Calculators that allow you to generate a cut-list with one take-off measurement. Allows you to share cut lists via text message or email. Trench Calculator for parameters (Total L) on simple straight trenches up to 8 feet wide. Interactive Command Checklists that include an elapsed time function to assist with training, as well as being a tool that helps rescuers lay the framework for safe efficient rescues. Icons within the App denote Awareness, Operational and Technician standards for each procedure. All levels of rescuers will find this a valuable reference tool with state-of-the-art illustrated rescue procedures. The goal of this App is to assist in training rescuers with performance of technical rescue skills and procedures in order to meet the U.S. national standard for consistency safety and competency. This guide is based on U.S. NFPA 1006 Standard for Technical Rescue Personnel Professional Qualifications 2021 edition. This app covers Rope Rescue, Tree Rescue, Technical Rescue, Swift Water Rescue, Mountain Rescue, Confined Space Rescue, Helicopter Rescue, Structural Collapse Rescue, Rescue Medical procedures, and FEMA and NIMS ISC for disaster incident command.

The AskRail app is a hazardous materials safety tool for first responders who are first on scene or directly support the first on scene in the event of a rail incident. Access to certain features, including the ability to query railcar contents based on an equipment number, is restricted to authorized personnel. To obtain authorization to use the restricted features, you must assert that you are a first responder, provide information about your emergency response agency, and identify a supervisor who can attest to your first responder duties. You also must obtain sponsorship from a Class I railroad. This process may take up to several weeks. AskRail is a collaborative effort among all North American Class I railroads, the Association of American Railroads, Railinc Corp., and the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. For more information about AskRail please visit: www.askrail.us.