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REED THORNE


In the UK
2010


Reed introduces his unique training 
to the UK with 7-day rope rescue courses at
each end of the UK. Limited spaces available
so email to register: info@trescue.com

£650. per person

10th May 2010
  
TEAM SKILLS  
Dorset, England

17th May 2010 
MOUNTAIN RESCUE 
Fort William, Scotland

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HIGGINS & LANGLEY MEMORIAL AWARDS IN SWIFTWATER RESCUE

The Higgins  & Langley Memorial and Education Fund, working in conjunction with the  Swiftwater Rescue Committee of the National Association for Search and Rescue  (NASAR), is seeking nominations for the 2010 Higgins & Langley Memorial  Awards for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Swiftwater Rescue, the  highest international honors presented for flood and swiftwater rescue.
 
In  addition to individual achievements and swiftwater-flood rescue team efforts,  those who have dedicated years of service to developing and implement­ing  swiftwater-flood rescue training programs, as well as public safety  media-education efforts, will be considered for nomination.  Industry standard swiftwater rescue training and certification is a  pre-requisite for all water rescue award categories.  Nominations for the 2010 flood and swiftwater Incident Awards may include  incidents that were responded to between January 1, 2009 and February 1, 2010.

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Technical Rescue - Issue 57

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In this Issue:

Our cover shot for issue 57 is one of a series taken by Petty Officer Brandon Blackwell (see Photo Competition in issue 58) of the US Coastguard during the March ‘09 floods in Fargo, North Dakota in which rescuers like USCG Rescue Swimmer Christopher Wheeler shown radioing his helo, operated in freezing conditions. An American Airboats AirRanger 18 sits in the background.

Aside from the USCG
?on the cover, issue 57 also features the Canadian Coastguard Pacific MLBs by Ivan Hansen and the UK?
Coastguard’s Rope Rescue systems by Rich Hackwell hence this is a Coastguard and Rope Rescue Special Edition.

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Newsflash

CANPRO
PHOTO
COMPETITION

Emag14 introduces a new annual photo competition sponsored by Canpro Global of Canada and open to amateur and professional photographers. 

We're looking for the best rescue photos which can be technical or abstract and feature equipment, personnel or incidents. The winners will recieve Nikon Camera equipment and their own spread in Technical Rescue magazine. We will publish the best shots as we go along. See emag 14 for some details but issue 57 of the hard copy mag will give full details. Pics should be digital, high resolution and can be emailed to:

or mail a CD to the address below before May 2010:
Technical Rescue Limited
18 Hillside Avenue
Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO7 5BB
United Kingdom

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