Three Day Swift Water Training Course by BDARRT
The Belize Disaster and Rescue Response Team (BDARRT), will be conducting a three (3) days training for its junior members and for those interested in the training, as an introductory to water safety and rescue.
This training is also being conducted as a refresher that will prepare the team for the upcoming Ruta Maya River Challenge from February 19-21, 2010. The training will be conducted at the Banana Bank Lodge.
This training is free of cost, however, individuals are expected to provide their own gears and food.
Gear List (each person is responsible for his/her own equipment):
1. Personal Equipment: Clothing: must include warm clothes, enough socks, long pants and t-shirts etc. Toiletries: soap, toilet paper, toothbrush, toothpaste, sanitary napkins etc. Bug spray, Well threaded tennis/ hiking boots/ sandals, Pen, pencil, notepad, Personal first aid/ medications: pain killers, antibiotics, cholesterol meds, eye drops, insulin, etc.
2. Camping gear: Light food/snacks; cookies, snickers, ramen etc, Sleeping bags, sheets, Tents, hammocks etc, Lighter, Utensils: S/P/F/ Spoon, Fork, Plate; cup, dish, pot, stove etc
3. Working gear: Helmet, Three (3) sources of light; headlamp, flashlight etc, PFD, Gloves, Large garbage bags, Knife and/or machete
Those that interested to attend but does not have the equipments listed above, can rent the equipments. Call Hilario Ical at 661-8634 or by email at bdarrtrescueteam@gmail.com if any is interested. Deadline is February 17, 2010.
The Rescue Team is a group of men and women who fight for the lives of others during dangerous and critical situations. These men and women are well prepared with trainings and other unique techniques such as Emergency Medical Techniques, Swift in Water Rescue III, Dive Rescue Techniques, Cave & Confined Space III and High Angle Rescue to overcome any type of danger and to save lives.
The effort from this group has been grateful over the past ten years of operation. It is our objective to continue saving more Lives and encouraging young people to join this force; since they are a great, valuable and meaningful example to their children and country, it is an honor to pledge our selves even though our life seems in danger when rescuing others.
Our Mission Statement:
To provide timely and efficient rescue responding services to those affected by disasters, adventurous mishaps and other cases requiring specialized and trained individuals to assist in recovery and extraction to those in need. BDARRT is non-governmental, volunteer organization that strives in improving the skills of its members in areas of swift water rescuing, cave rescue and extraction, and deep water rescues. Training is continuous and very rigorous for all involved both male and female members.
BDARRT’s Vision:
To become Belize’s number one provider in rescue services for swift water, cave and deep sea disasters as well as natural disasters both locally and abroad. We are highly motivated individuals who continuously train hard to ensure that we are prepared for whatever and whenever and all the time. We look forward in serving all those in need and we always aim to please.
Motto: Belize Disaster and Rescue Response Team….going there for you when you need us most.
BDARRT, in Belmopan, presently have 40 active members and is continuing to grow. With our numbers growing, which BDARRT Squad is an advantage, since there is a larger community to look after but on the other hand we are realizing a reduction of resource or equipments within our team. With the present resources we have, we use them to conduct rescue missions, to conduct free training to students and members of the community, and to train members of the National Emergency Management Organization. Our team has been providing our free services for over ten years.
When conducting training or any rescue mission on a larger scale, we then rely on the community’s support in by renting their equipments: boats, and rescue gears.
We believe that having an emergency rescue service in place like BDARRT is invaluable to the general public. BDARRT ensures that our services are not only offered to the resident of Belize that is caught in mishaps but for the comfort of the visiting tourists as well.
