TVF&R's Water Rescue Team Captain Provides Interviews/Safety Tips In Light Of Recent Drownings
- 06/23/20
B Roll of TVF&R's Water Rescue Team: https://vimeo.com/tvfr/download/227788949/10f1c0eea2
During the past week, there have been three drownings in our region. Our hearts go out to the families who have endured such tragic loss.
For more than ten years, Captain Jon Voeller has overseen TVF&R’s Water Rescue Team. He would like to share insight and guidance for people as they start to spend more time on the water.
Captain Voeller will be available on June 24 from 10-11:00a.m. for physically distanced, outdoor interviews with news media at Station 59 located at 1860 Willamette Falls Drive in West Linn.
Boat 59 is housed at the West Linn station and is equipped with sophisticated electronics and FLIR thermal imaging cameras. The boat can maneuver through all navigable waterways within the District in nearly all weather and water conditions. It is designed to travel in 6 inches of water with eight people onboard and is customized to support a high-pressure fire pump that has the ability to deliver 200 gallons of water per minute.
About TVF&R’s Water Rescue Team
TVF&R's Water Rescue Team is comprised of firefighters cross-trained in swift-water rescue, rope rescue techniques and boat operations. The team trains once a week to ensure response readiness and hone specialized skills. On any given day, five to six water rescue technicians are on duty ready to respond around the clock. The team is strategically positioned at Station 59 in West Linn and Station 21 in Newberg near the Willamette River. TVF&R’s team is a member of the Clackamas County Interagency Water Consortium. The consortium works to improve safety and performance in the water environment. This group trains together for water rescue incidents three days per month and responds to anywhere from 50 to 80 incidents per year. Other members of the consortium include Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Dive/Rescue Team, Clackamas County Fire District 1, Lake Oswego Fire Department, Gladstone Fire Department, Estacada Rural Fire District 69, Canby Fire District 62, Sandy Fire District 72, C-COM and American Medical Response.
TVF&R's Water Rescue Team Captain Provides Interviews/Safety Tips In Light Of Recent Drownings
- 06/23/20
B Roll of TVF&R's Water Rescue Team: https://vimeo.com/tvfr/download/227788949/10f1c0eea2
During the past week, there have been three drownings in our region. Our hearts go out to the families who have endured such tragic loss.
For more than ten years, Captain Jon Voeller has overseen TVF&R’s Water Rescue Team. He would like to share insight and guidance for people as they start to spend more time on the water.
Captain Voeller will be available on June 24 from 10-11:00a.m. for physically distanced, outdoor interviews with news media at Station 59 located at 1860 Willamette Falls Drive in West Linn.
Boat 59 is housed at the West Linn station and is equipped with sophisticated electronics and FLIR thermal imaging cameras. The boat can maneuver through all navigable waterways within the District in nearly all weather and water conditions. It is designed to travel in 6 inches of water with eight people onboard and is customized to support a high-pressure fire pump that has the ability to deliver 200 gallons of water per minute.
About TVF&R’s Water Rescue Team
TVF&R's Water Rescue Team is comprised of firefighters cross-trained in swift-water rescue, rope rescue techniques and boat operations. The team trains once a week to ensure response readiness and hone specialized skills. On any given day, five to six water rescue technicians are on duty ready to respond around the clock. The team is strategically positioned at Station 59 in West Linn and Station 21 in Newberg near the Willamette River. TVF&R’s team is a member of the Clackamas County Interagency Water Consortium. The consortium works to improve safety and performance in the water environment. This group trains together for water rescue incidents three days per month and responds to anywhere from 50 to 80 incidents per year. Other members of the consortium include Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Dive/Rescue Team, Clackamas County Fire District 1, Lake Oswego Fire Department, Gladstone Fire Department, Estacada Rural Fire District 69, Canby Fire District 62, Sandy Fire District 72, C-COM and American Medical Response.
