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1 11 to 17 March 2017, CFD/UK/International Floodfighters Swiftwater and Flood Symposium Proposed Itinerary Saturday-March 11 Delegation(s) arrive(s) at CLT, assembles at the CFD Training Academy, is fitted for and issued water PPE, and departs for Bryson City, NC Delegation has dinner during travel to Bryson City, NC Delegation arrives at lodging in Bryson City, NC Sunday-March 12-Southwestern Community College in Bryson City, NC 08:30-Delegation and staff to SCC classroom for presentations Welcome Event overview NCEM and CFD swiftwater and flood response experience NCEM organization and response 12:00-Lunch on site 13:00 to 17:00-SCC Classroom Flood response training, team development, tactics, strategies, and lessons learned Boat integration and operations during flood emergencies Helicopter integration during flood emergencies Search operation strategies for flood operations o Wide Area Search Operations (WASO) o River search operations NC-HART survivor training/classroom section

2 Monday-March 13-Nantahala River Public Access 08:00-Delegates and staff report to Nantahala River access area Safety and risk assessment briefing Hydrology review 09:00 to 16:00-Swiftwater Operations (Lunch on site) Survival swims Throw-bags Shallow water crossing techniques Contact and towed swim techniques Live bait rescue techniques Eddy hopping/long swims Strainer drill Limb entrapment techniques and drills Tension diagonal Paddle boat and rope operations 16:00 to 17:00-River Search Pre-planning Exercise 18:00-Dinner 19:00 to 23:00-River Search Exercise 23:00-Return to Bryson City

3 Tuesday-March 14-Nantahala Outdoor Center 08:30 to 16:00-Delegates and staff report to NOC/Nantahala River-Lunch will be served during trip Paddle craft overview Basic paddle skills/communications/crew coordination Safety briefing Equipment Paddle Craft/Raft Operations (Seven Mile River Trip and Exercises Using Six Person Rafts) 1. Paddle skills 2. Leadership and crew organization/management 3. Pivots and turns 4. Eddy hopping 5. Ferrying 6. Flip drills and emergencies in drops/hydraulics 7. Self-rescue 8. Wraps, pins, and recovery 9. Wet entries and recovery 10. Rescue of others/crew retrieval 11. Advance swimming techniques 12. R-1 and R-2 handling of large raft 13. Scouting 14. Class 3 operations 15. Class 3 swims 17:00-Depart NOC for Morganton, NC/Dinner while traveling

4 Wednesday-March 15-Bridgewater IRB Training Site/Catawba River 08:00 to 17:00-IRB Operations Basic IRB handling and operations o Ferrying and hovering o Turns o Survivor recovery/pick-up o Backing/maneuvering o Boat Squad operations o IRB emergency operations/recovery/towing Basic paddle craft handling and operations o Ferrying and maneuvering Basic IRB handling and operations o Safety and risk assessment briefing IRB and motor field repair Special rescue considerations during IRB operations o Patient/survivor management and litters o Low head dam operations 17:00-Daylight session ends 18:00-Dinner 19:30-Wide Area Search Operations (WASO) and Wide Area Rescue Operations (WARO) Night operations on Lake James from Mimosa Base of Operations 23:00-Search operations end Thursday-March 16-NC-HART Mountain Rescue Training-Rocky Face Recreational Area 08:30-Delegates and staff report to Rocky Face Recreational Area 09:00-NC-HART assets arrive at LZ Helicopter safety briefing, crew brief, and risk assessment 09:30-NC-HART mountain rescue operations 11:30-Morning operations end 11:45-Lunch 12:45-Afternoon operations commence 16:00-Afternoon operations end 17:00-Staff and delegation depart site for Charlotte with dinner while traveling

5 Friday-March 17-CFD Fire Station 38 09:00-Delegates and staff report to Fire Station 38 Wide Area Search Operations (WASO) review Dive search operations and technology CFD dive program 12:00-Lunch 13:00-CFD Dive and Fire Boat Operations 16:00-Delegate PPE clean-up and recovery 18:00-Dinner at Fire Station 38 with delegates, staff, and CFD Command Staff Saturday-March 18-Charlotte Free day for delegates OR travel back to UK/EU/International destinations

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