WATER RESCUE TRAINING

WATER RESCUE
TRAINING
MAY 14-15, 2016 • LAWRENCE, NY
SATURDAY, MAY 14
Seminars at Lawrence Middle School
SUNDAY, MAY 15
Water Rescue & EMS Hands-On Training
at Cedarhurst Yacht Club • Reynolds Channel
REGISTRATION:
SEMINARS & HANDS-ON TRAINING
NYSAFC Member: $40 • Non-Member: $50
SEMINARS ONLY
NYSAFC Member: $20 • Non-Member: $30
Hosted By:
New York State Association
of Fire Chiefs & Lawrence
Cedarhurst Fire Department
Sponsored By:
Commander
Equipment Supply
sales@commanderone.com

SEMINARS
SATURDAY, MAY 14
Site: Lawrence Middle School • 195 Broadway • Lawrence, NY 11559
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Lunch will be provided.
SMALL BOATS FOR RESCUE
Detective Dave Norman, NYPD Emergency Service Unit
This seminar will provide an overview of small crafts that are typically
used by fire, police, and rescue units. It will include a classroom lecture
and interactive training covering the practicality of certain boats, their
design, and problems associated with each type. Towing, launching,
equipment, and maintenance for daily operation will also be reviewed.
No prior training is required. This seminar is for all personnel involved
in the rescue process.
YOU MUST KNOW HOW TO SEARCH
Sr. Chief Andrew Merchel & Petty Officer John Lowell,
United States Coast Guard, Station Jones Beach
The Coast Guard has several different types of search patterns utilized
depending on the situation at hand. In this seminar, Coast Guard personnel
will review some of the most common search patterns used.
IF IT CAN HAPPEN TO US,
IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU
Sr. Chief Andrew Merchel & Petty Officer John Lowell,
United States Coast Guard, Station Jones Beach
In this seminar, Coast Guard personnel will discuss the events of February
25, 2016, that resulted in a 25-foot Coast Guard safe boat overturning
in the East Rockaway Inlet with five crewmembers on board.
The instructors will explain how training and the use of proper personal
protective equipment were the significant reasons why no Coast Guard
members sustained serious injuries during this incident.
WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU AND
WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR US
Sr. Chief Andrew Merchel & Petty Officer John Lowell,
United States Coast Guard, Station Jones Beach
Coast Guard personnel will discuss the assets they have available to
assist local first responders and explain what they are looking for from
local fire/rescue service providers during this seminar.
THESE ARE NOT YOUR NORMAL EMS CALLS
Dr. Jonathan Eckstein, St. John’s Episcopal Hospital
Water rescue calls can be challenging to both rescue crews and EMS
personnel. EMS can be faced with limited access and sometimes delayed
access to the patient. In this seminar, the instructor will review
drowning, diving emergencies, hypothermia, and traumatic injuries
that crews might be faced with when it comes to a water rescue. He
will discuss the importance of quickly identifying the patient’s issues
and the need to provide aggressive patient care.
REGISTRATION FEE:
SEMINARS & HANDS-ON TRAINING
NYSAFC Member: $40 • Non-Member: $50
SEMINARS ONLY
NYSAFC Member: $20 • Non-Member: $30
HANDS-ON TRAINING
SUNDAY, MAY 15
Site: Cedarhurst Yacht Club • Reynolds Channel • Time: 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Lunch will be provided.
EMS HANDS-ON TRAINING
Training will review communication with rescue crews and enhance
team leader skills as students direct care and make use of critical thinking
while working toward a successful resuscitation. Students will perform
a thorough initial assessment; perform secondary assessment to
find additional injury or useful information including SAMPLE, OPQRST
and details from witnesses; perform high quality CPR within AHA
guidelines; perform successful defibrillation, pacing, cardioversion as
appropriate for the scenario; perform successful intubation with ETCO2
use; obtain IV or IO access; review proper medication administration;
perform a telemetry presentation; and participate in a post-scenario
hotwash. Students must have at least CFR certification to participate.
WATER RESCUE HANDS-ON TRAINING
Training will review boat launching and recovery, navigational skills,
boat operations, recovery of victims, patient care and working with
EMS. Includes an open water practical. This is not a small boat handling
class and boat teams should be familiar with their vessels and
have prior boat handling skills. Teams must bring vessels to participate.
*EMS Hands-On Training is limited to 20 students.
Water Rescue Hands-On Training is limited to 50 students.

INSTRUCTORS
Petty Officer John Lowell,
United States Coast Guard, Station Jones Beach
BM1 John Lowell is an 8-year member of the United States Coast Guard.
From basic training in Cape May, N.J., Lowell was assigned to Station
Kings Point, Great Neck, N.Y. After serving there for four years, he was
transferred to Station Jones Beach, N.Y., where he is the operations and
training petty officer. Lowell is also a 6-year member of the Great Neck
Alert Fire Company, where he was a line officer for several years.
Senior Chief Andrew Merchel,
United States Coast Guard, Station Jones Beach
Senior Chief Boatswain’s Mate Andrew Merchel is a native of Philadelphia,
Pa. His Coast Guard enlistment began in 1995 and he is currently
the commanding officer of Station Jones Beach. After graduating from
recruit training in Cape May, N.J., Merchel was assigned to USCGC
DALLAS, Governors Island, N.Y. In 1997, he was transferred to Station
Cape May, N.J. and in 2001, he was assigned to USCG Sector,
Charleston, S.C. as a search and rescue controller. In 2005, Merchel
was assigned as the navigation division chief on board USCGC CON-
FIDENCE, Port Canaveral, Fla. In 2008, he was assigned to the Maritime
Security Response Team as the deployable boat team leader for
Tactical Delivery Team One in Chesapeake, Va. Merchel also served as
executive petty officer of Station Pensacola, Fla.
Detective David Norman,
NYPD Emergency Service Unit
Dave Norman is a second grade detective and 30-year veteran of the
New York City Police Department and a member of the elite Emergency
Service Unit. Norman has been a lead instructor at the NYPD Emergency
Service Unit Specialized Training School for the past 11 years. He has
taught classes for a multitude of units within the NYPD, as well as civilian
contractors, volunteer fire departments, and foreign police departments
and rescue units. The NYPD Emergency Service Unit responds to a wide
array of emergencies including, but not limited to: tactical operations,
water rescues, rope rescue, haz-mat, and vehicle and rail emergencies.
As an instructor at the Specialized Training School, Norman has been
responsible for training new members in all aspects of response, especially waterborne operations and civil disobedience.
Norman is also a Medal of Valor recipient, ex-captain, and 30-plus year member of the Inwood Volunteer Fire Department.
Dr. Jonathan Eckstein, St. John’s Episcopal Hospital
Dr. Jonathan Eckstein started his graduate medical education career in the Rockaways at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in 1998.
Shortly thereafter, he was called to active duty military service with the Second Marine Division and spent over four years on
active duty. His military service included a deployment with the First Battalion Tenth Marines in support of Task Force Tarawa
to Iraq in 2003. Eckstein returned to the Rockaways and a family medicine residency at Peninsula Hospital Center in 2003.
Since that time, he has moved into a medical education role as the family medicine residency director at St. John’s Episcopal
Hospital, where he oversees 34 doctors in training and providing care for the community. Eckstein also practices in the emergency
department to maintain skills in urgent and critical care and serves as the medical director for Lawrence Cedarhurst Fire
Department. He also spends a great deal of time educating other veterans and speaking as a member of the American Legion,
VFW, and Marine Corps League regarding general health concerns and assisting them in obtaining veteran’s benefits.

WATER RESCUE TRAINING 2016 REGISTRATION FORM
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q Seminars & EMS Hands-On Training (Saturday & Sunday) – NYSAFC Member: $40 • Non-Member: $50
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E-Mail: education@nysfirechiefs.com • www.nysfirechiefs.com
Hosted By:
New York State Association of Fire Chiefs
& Lawrence Cedarhurst Fire Department
Sponsored By:
Commander Equipment Supply
sales@commanderone.com