1	Task Force 80 Introduction & Overview
2	History Lycoming County EMS Council established a Rescue Committee 1987. It was to review Rescue Service needs and determine ways to meet those needs. Fire Advisory Board formed and a first ever “combined” committee was formed between FAB and EMS Council to deal with Rescue topics. Key responsibilities were to prevent duplication of service and develop a standard for local rescue response.
3	Accomplishments Operational guideline development for Mass Casualty Incidents, Water, Confined Space, & Trench Rescue. Mass Casualty Box Cards created. Carbon Monoxide Response SOG. County Field Users manual. Foam Task Force. Decon Task Force. Task Force 80. SOG development for White Powder Incidents for County Departments.
4	Technical Rescue Long term goal was to assist in the development, training, and equipping of a Regional Technical Rescue Team. Committee determined Confined Space, Trench, and Structural Collapse were events that we were unprepared for.
5	Decon Task Force Created to respond to chemical incidents in the region to provide contamination reduction at the scene of Hazardous Materials Incidents. Williamsport Bureau of Fire provided use of trailer to transport equipment. Lycoming County Department of Public Safety obtained funds from State grant programs and other sources to purchase equipment. Man power is provided by various stations through out the county that have obtained required training. Marlys Litchfield serves as Captain 81 the Team Leader for the Decon Task Force. We currently have $38,000.00 of equipment / supplies to support Decon activities.
6	Decon Line Setup
7	Decon Task Force Response Decon Trailer housed at Station 11. Squad 14(Hour Cylinder SCBA) Special Unit 8 and Special Response Trailer 8.(Operations Support) Manpower from the various stations. Currently dispatched via the all call tone soon to be dispatched via the Task Force 80 tone Weapons of Mass Destruction grants will bring in additional equipment soon.
8	Decon Task Force Future Responders interested in participating should contact Marlys Litchfield or Kline DeWire for an application. Working with surrounding County EMA Haz-Mat Response groups. Training and drills as needed. Purchase of state of the art equipment to provide service.
9	Task Force 80 Technical rescue team for regional response to Confined Space, Trench, Structural collapse and other complicated Rescue events. Designed to create a rapid response to an incident with specially trained Responders and Equipment to perform such Rescues. Currently dispatched via the All call Tone soon will be dispatched via its own tone. Radio designation of Captain 80 is Irv Gleason as Team Leader.
10	Task Force 80 Apparatus Special Unit 8 and Special Response Trailer 8. Rescue 13 Squad 14 and Rescue 14. Rescue 30 Air 18 Ladder 11 Tower 1 if needed. Current investment by these departments is approximately $175,000.00 for the specialized equipment. Additional items are still needed. PA USAR TASK FORCE 1 deploys with $1,000,000 worth of equipment.
11	Task Force 80
12	Structural Collapse Class
13	Task Force 80 Manpower Made up of those individuals that have obtained the minimum amount of required training to participate and are willing to drill in the future. Stations: 1,6,8,11,13,14,15,18,19,20,23,24,30. Lycoming County Government primarily Resource Management Services and Department of Public Safety. Susquehanna Health System-Dr. Frailey and ALS support.
14	Task Force 80 manpower 54 members trained to perform as Rescue Technicians. Rescue Technicians have completed the following programs: Essentials / Firefighter I Cert. / CPR SCBA course in addition to above. Basic Rescue Practices or ROPE I,II Confined Space, Trench, & Structural Collapse Classes. Hazardous Materials Operations level. Weapons of Mass Destruction PREFERRED. Most are Crossed trained Fire-Rescue-EMS.
15	Task Force 80 Future Everyone that has qualifications is invited to join. Must be authorized to do so by your agency. (Workers Compensation coverage) Must be willing to drill. Additional training will be required: ICS for those that wish to function as Team Leaders, Building Construction, Weapons of Mass Destruction. Additional Programs as they are discovered and developed.
16	County Wide to Regional When the Task Force concept was created it was envisioned as a County wide response organization. With the planning and preparing for various terrorism events the Task Force is being shaped to perform as a regional Response Team in order to meet the needs of the North Central Regional Counter Terrorism Task Force. This will allow us to obtain grant money in the future to help defray the cost of operating the Task Force.
17	Structural Collapse, Trench, & Confined Space Rescue
18	Training /Certification Currently there is no “Standard” other than NFPA Rescue Standards. FEMA Urban Search & Rescue Response System Training & Operational Guidelines are being used to shape our team’s operations. As state develops Certification process we envision all members obtaining their individual certification. Willingness to drill is necessary for all members. Only showing up for incidents will not allow team to function properly.
19	Our Nations Motto and How we Best Serve our communities.
20	Task Force 80 Future Goals Increase number of trained Rescue Technicians. Develop Support agencies for Team- Rigging, Structural Engineering, Heavy Equipment support. Hazardous Materials Technicians. Increase out of County membership to provide true Regional Response. Obtain grants for Specialty Equipment and Training as needs are identified.
21	Task Force 80 Future Those responders interested in participating should contact one of the following for an application: Irv Gleason WBF – 327-5905 Marlys Litchfield – 321-2387 Kline A. DeWire – 323-3603 Richard Knecht – 1-800-433-9063
22	Thank You, Be Alert, Stay Safe