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SECTION Emergency Operations <br /> STANDARD <br /> OPERATING S.O.G. No: 603.01 <br /> GUIDELINES <br /> SUBJECT Rope Rescue <br /> 6 EMERGENCY. <br /> An emergency response requiring the technical rope rescue skills requires an <br /> immediate response by rescue personnel because of travel times, life <br /> threatening injuries possibly received by the subject, and lack of medical and <br /> physical stability common to high-angle rescue situations. <br /> 7 NOTIFICATION. <br /> The Technical Rescue Team is paged through Orange County <br /> Communications. The team may be requested by any county public safety <br /> officer. The page should advise that this is a technical rope rescue, the <br /> location, and who to report to on scene. The Team Leader will notify <br /> dispatch that the team is in service and en route to the station, and again <br /> when the first vehicle departs the station. When the team is en route, <br /> communications may be established direct to agencies on scene. <br /> Page 2 of 10 <br />