Jessamine County Technical Rescue
The
Jessamine County Technical Rescue Team is staffed by members of the Jessamine
County Fire District, City of Nicholasville Fire Department and City of Wilmore
Fire Department. The team is
second to none in knowledge, training, resources and equipment. Capable of mitigating most any rescue
situation and evacuate victims from any hazardous terrain or situation. The
Technical Rescue Team responds in extraordinary or highly dangerous rescue
situations such as building collapses, swift water rescues and high-angle
rescues. Team members complete several hundred hours of training and
demonstrate proficiency in specialties such as trench rescue, confined space,
rope rescue, swift water rescue and motor vehicle extrications.
The
team has the capability of arriving at incidents equipped with concrete and
steel cutting tools, emergency shoring and trench collapse equipment, boats, an
all-terrain vehicle (ATV) used to transport equipment to remote sites and other
specialized rescue equipment.
Key Benefits
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COMBINED EQUIPMENT FROM ALL THREE
AGENCIES
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COMBINED MANPOWER FROM ALL THREE
AGENCIES
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COMBINED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF
ALL THREE AGENCIES
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Capabilities
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ROPE RESCUE
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SWIFT WATER RESCUE
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CAVE RESCUE
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TRENCH RESCUE
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CONFINED SPACE RESCUE
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STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE RESCUE
LARGE ANIMAL RESCUE
FARM MACHINERY RESCUE
HEAVY VEHICLE EXTRICATION
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Bluegrass Emergency Response Team
The
Bluegrass Emergency Response Team is a unique group of emergency responders who
have pooled resources from eleven counties to become a major emergency response
asset for the Bluegrass Region. The cooperation between those counties
has enabled B.E.R.T. to become a valuable resource in times where large-scale
emergency response is required. This is a shining example of counties working
together to combine resources to serve large areas.
The
project was a collaborative effort of nine counties, nine municipalities and
one combined government in the Bluegrass Area Development District. Those
entities include: Bourbon County, City of Berea, City of Lancaster, City of
Nicholasville, City of Paris, City of Richmond, City of Stanton, City of
Versailles, City of Winchester, Clark County, Estill County, Lexington-Fayette
Urban County Government, Garrard County, Harrison County, Jessamine County,
Madison County, Nicholas County, Powell County and Woodford County.
BERT
has combined grant monies available in the participating counties to create a
regional emergency response unit capable of responding to hazardous material
spills, heavy rescue situations (including structural collapse, confined space
and swift water), and mass casualty incidents. By regionally combining
resources, B.E.R.T. was able to create a multi-million dollar entity with
little to no cost to individual county and city governments. Communities
participating in B.E.R.T. have realized the importance of regional development
and cooperation.
B.E.R.T. is composed of eleven counties in central Kentucky. It has three
components in the team. The rescue component is located in Jessamine County and
includes capabilities for Confined Space, Structural Collapse, Trench and Swift
Water rescues and includes low and high angle rope rescue. A mass casualty
component located in Fayette County will handle large scale medical events. The
two Hazmat hubs are located in Versailles and Winchester. They will have
capability to respond and mitigate hazardous materials releases.
    Kentucky Large Animal Emergency Response
Several of the Jessamine County Technical Rescue Team members have
specialized training in large animal rescue. Mostly applied to Cattle and Horses, large animal rescue has
a definite purpose in the Bluegrass Region. As part of a Statewide response team, these members have
responded to incidents of livestock stuck in mud, fallen in cisterns, sink
holes and livestock injured in remote places needing extrication. The Jessamine
County Fire District has specialized equipment to mitigate most difficult situations. These skills are also applied to
accidents on the highway involving Livestock Haulers.
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