CAN-TF2 Rescue Specialists are trained in structural collapse rescue and are available for response to collapsed or failing structures.  On scene, these members perform the following:

• recon of affected areas

• hasty search methods to determine where victims may be

• shoring areas of collapse to ensure safety of patients and rescuers

• breaching and breaking to gain access to trapped patients

• medical treatment and safe removal of all patients from collapsed structures

Rescue Specialist are trained and have advanced equipment to deal with trapped patients in all building types, including: 

• heavy timber or wood frame construction

• concrete and masonry construction

• steel frame construction

• reinforced concrete and steel