City of Coconut Creek - File #: 19-271

• File #: 19-271
• Name: Fire Department Extrication Competition Team
• Type: Presentation
• Status: Filed
• File created: 12/2/2019
• In control: City Commission
• On agenda: 1/9/2020
• Final action: 1/9/2020
• Title: A PRESENTATION RECOGNIZING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE MARGATE-COCONUT CREEK FIRE DEPARTMENT'S EXTRICATION COMPETITION TEAM.
• Indexes: Fire Department, Presentation

Date	Action By	Action	Result
1/9/2020	City Commission

AGENDA ITEM REPORT

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A PRESENTATION RECOGNIZING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE MARGATE-COCONUT CREEK FIRE DEPARTMENT’S EXTRICATION COMPETITION TEAM.

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BACKGROUND:

The Margate-Coconut Creek Fire Rescue Extrication Team recently competed in the North American Vehicle Rescue Association (NAVRA) Extrication Challenge in Jacksonville, Florida. The challenge sees world class rescue teams compete annually in an event designed to challenge emergency service personnel and raise awareness of the global problem of road death and injury.  During the challenge, teams are presented with several different scenarios that test their ability to develop an operational plan and successfully extricate the casualty within an allotted period of time.

The Margate-Coconut Creek Fire Rescue Extrication team came in first place overall after achieving the following rankings in the five challenge categories:

•                     2^nd Place - Limited Pit

•                     1^st Place - Unlimited Pit

•                     1^st Place - Overall Command

•                     3^rd Place - Overall Medical

•                     2^nd Place - Overall Technical