Welcome To Central Yavapai Fire District

8555 E. Yavapai Rd. Prescott Valley, AZ 86314
Headquarters (928) 772-7711
Fire Marshal (928) 759-9933

Operations * Technical Rescue Team

The purpose of a Technical Rescue Team (TRT) is to provide an organized rapid rescue that gathers information, deploys the appropriate rescuers and equipment to perform an effective search and rescue. Central Yavapai Fire District has 3 certified Technical Rescue Technicians which are members on the Prescott Area Regional Response Team. They attended a five week intensive class that covered such topics as confined space rescue, trench rescue, technical rope rescue and swift water rescue. The team may respond to calls in our jurisdiction or to other agencies in need of mutual aid. Team members are required to attend monthly training drills to maintain and further enhance their skills. A Battalion Chief oversees the Central Yavapai Fire District TRT program with the assistance of a Captain and Firefighter. To become certified as Technical Rescue Technicians members completed a 200 hour course through the State Fire Marshal’s Office. Two members have taken their training to another level and are qualified as Rescue 3 International Instructors. Training exercises have included a rope rescue involving “victims of a hot air balloon accident” held at Sunset Point and swift water training exercises have been held at both the Verde and the Salt River. Future goals include implementation of Tower Rescue and to have every member of Central Yavapai Fire District achieve an “Operations Level” status in rescue procedures. Technical Rescue Technicians are trained in the use of specialized equipment and techniques to locate, remove and provide immediate medical treatment to victims utilizing their training in the following rescue procedures: Rope Rescue Water Rescue Confined Space Rescue Building Collapse Rescue Trench Rescue Recent deployments: Winter 2008 the Prescott Area Regional Response Team responded to Paulden for a water rescue. The team safely removed the driver of a pick-up that had become completely stuck in the Big Chino Wash. Winter 2008 the Prescott Area Regional Response Team responded to Mingus Mountain for a steep angle rescue involving a vehicle over the edge with one patient. The vehicle was down a steep canyon about 1000 feet. The TRT members were able to locate and load the patient into the Stokes basket and hoist her to safety.

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