宾夕法尼亚州的救援认证方法

Montgomery County, PA-On August 28, representatives from five Montgomery County fire companies gathered to be formally recognized as certified under the Pennsylvania Volunteer Rescue Service Program. Recognized were:

• Goodwill Fire and Rescue, Pottstown, PA: Advanced Heavy Rescue Level
• Weldon Fire Company, Glenside, PA: Operations Level
• 宾夕法尼亚州上莫兰德市Willow Grove Fire Company：第一回应水平
• Horsham Fire Company, Horsham, PA: First Response Level
• 切尔滕纳姆消防公司，宾夕法尼亚州切尔滕纳姆：第一响应水平。

目的of the Volunteer Rescue Service (VRSR) Program is to recognize those emergency services that can safely and efficiently perform rescue operations in a variety of areas including collapse rescue, confined space rescue, industrial rescue, trench/cave-in rescue, and water/ice rescue. The program was developed by the Rescue Task Force of the Pennsylvania Emergency Health Services Council with the Pennsylvania Department of Health, EMS Office, “to formally recognize services that have met the goals and successfully completed the recognition program.” The program addresses equipment requirements and includes minimum manpower and training requirements.

认证水平是：

• First Response: Identifies basic tools, equipment (mostly hand tools), manpower, and training requirements that personnel trained to the awareness level can use to undertake basic technical rescue operations. The equipment may be carried on any first line fire or rescue apparatus.
• Operations: Identifies basic tools, equipment (hand and basic power tools), manpower, and training requirements that personnel trained to the operations levels can use to undertake basic to moderate rescue operations. This equipment may be carried on any first line fore or rescue apparatus.
• 高级重型救援：识别基本工具，设备（手和基本电动工具），人力和培训要求，接受了高级培训的人员可以通过复杂的救援操作来实现基本。该设备可以携带在重型救援队或其他专门的救援单元上。

These broad definitions don’t do justice to the process that must take place to attain certification. The paper trail that fire companies must create covers apparatus, training, operational guidelines of the company, equipment carried, etc. Documentation is the key. Program administrators cite three benefits of the voluntary program: the rescue service meets the PA rescue standards; appropriately trained rescue and medical personnel are available; and dispatch centers know the capabilities of the services and can dispatch those most needed to the scene. But more importantly, what the voluntary certification does for the individual company is allow it take stock of itself.

消防公司有多种记录培训，设备检查，设备检查等的方法。该计划的作用是迫使一家公司对自己，过程并组织自身进行仔细研究。对于已经有组织的公司来说，此过程要容易一些，但是对于多年来可能失去轨道的其他公司来说，这是一个真正评估其成员，技能以及他们可以提供的水平专业知识的机会他们的社区。

This is a Pennsylvania program. Sixteen fire companies in the state have pursued voluntary certification, with these five being in one corner of the state. Not only can they say they have been certified by the State of Pennsylvania to a particular level, but they also have a very clear picture of their capabilities, both from the standpoints of personnel, and of apparatus/equipment capabilities.

有关此程序的更多信息，请访问http://www.montcopa.org/eoc/MCEMS/Protocols/vrsr2000.pdf.