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To:	Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:	Jeff Carman, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Date:	September 18, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

2018 Urban Shield Presentation

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/18/2018

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, Director
Candace Andersen, Director
Diane Burgis, Director
Karen Mitchoff, Director

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, Director

Contact:

Jeff Carman, Fire Chief 925-941-3300

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: September 18, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Resolution No. 2018/2 recognizing the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Marine Division for placing 2nd overall (1st in Fire Department Only) in the Maritime section at the 2018 Urban Shield Exercise.

BACKGROUND:

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Marine Division participated in the Maritime section of Urban Shield 2018. Maritime/Fire/Rescue and EMS teams were presented with realistic, mentally and physically challenging training scenarios that required them to demonstrate their ability to operate in an “all-risk” environment. Examples of “all-risk” include searching for persons reported overboard, in-water rescues, and responding to reports of an oil spill followed by the provision of EMS for sick and/or injured survivors. Boat handling, navigation, use of navigation aids, and familiarity with maritime rescue tools and equipment were also evaluated. Twelve (12) agencies competed in the Maritime/Fire/Rescue section.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Day 1 - Saturday - A large scale drill of a large commercial airplane down in the Bay, with 19 different agencies to validate practical application of the techniques required to rapidly move victims in an expanded water rescue incident from low freeboard rescue boats to passenger ferries. Review of best practices for on-water coordination and organization of an expanded incident and integrating law enforcement, Fire/Rescue, EMS, USCG, VMAP ferries, and private partners.

Day 2 - Sunday - Red Command Maritime Command Competition events:
1. Open water rescue of person in the water
2. Boat and Marina Fires
3. Response to terrorist attack with search of victims
4. Oil spill response and Boom deployment
5. Endangered Vessel Assistance

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Marine Division members included Captain Nick Sinosky, Captain Aaron Brunton, Engineer Lontavious Johnson, Engineer John Crawford, Firefighter Konnor Delang, and Firefighter Brandon Burruss.