The following options are considered technical high-risk operations that require specialized training and equipment. Row is the next rescue operation for consideration. Boat base operations can be a safe and effective means of rescue with proper training and equipment. If the Fire District inflatable boat is not available, Go should be the next consideration. Any time a rescuer is placed into the water to effect rescue, it is considered to be a dangerous operation.
Rescuers can be at extreme risk.
If a water rescue operation turns into a long technical operation, Command should consider sectorization. Command should consider the need for the following groups during swift water operations. This group consists of personnel whose responsibility would be to be prepared to rescue victims and rescuers that may be swept downstream. All personnel in this group should have a throw rope bag in hand. There should be downstream personnel on both sides of the river.