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LRTC Emergency Response Team
RESOURCE LIST: RESPONSE UNITS
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Updated August 21, 2024
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The following resources are typically available unless committed to an incident, and will be staffed by trained and certified volunteer TLAR / Evac responders.
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1. Evacuation / Emergency Transport Resources
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- Type 1 Stock Trailers: 4 horse or greater capacity. Minimum of 60 feet of 6 ft. tall loading panels. Equipped for night ops.
Units based in Dayton, Stagecoach, Spanish Springs and Truckee Meadows.
- Type 2 Stock Trailers: 4 horse or greater capacity. No loading panels. Equipped for night ops.
Units based in Washoe Valley, Stagecoach.
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2. Water Supply for Sheltering and Evacuation Defense
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- Special Operations 1: Type-1 engine with 1,000-gallon tank. Dual purpose for specialized technical rescue and water supply, evacuation defense.
(Descriptions of technical equipment appear in the Technical Rescue section, below.)
Unit based in Stagecoach
- (This resource guide is being updated.)
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3. Logistic and Overhead Support
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Interior view
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4. Technical Rescue and Special Operations Resources
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- Rescue 1: Type 6 4x4 brush engine. Complete compliment of Technical Large Animal Rescue equipment. Generator and scene lighting. Also often used for evacuation team Strike Team Leader with evacuation defensive capabilities.
(Recently reassigned from Tactical Support service, formerly based in Stagecoach.)
Unit based in Truckee Meadows
- (This resource guide is being updated.)
Defensive operations during evacuations, Water Fire
Tower lighting operation, cattle guard rescue, Gerlach
Emergency stock watering operations with Rescue-1
- Special Operations 1: Type-1 engine with heavy duty bipod / tripod rescue equipment and related accessories.
Unit based in Stagecoach
- (This resource guide is being updated.)
Bipod configuration
At a cattle guard
Additional overhead and small animal resources are normally also available.
Responses can be configured as single resources, strike teams (a team of stock trailers with a leader,) or task forces (mixed combination of stock trailers, small animal resources, water supply, panels, and/or support equipment as may be needed.)
Team communications operate on UHF. A mobile repeater can be deployed for long-duration events where a handheld radio can be issued to Incident Command to monitor or reach units on our radio net.
The training information presented in these information sheets and guides is offered for illustrative and volunteer refresher purposes only. It is not a substitute for actual hands-on training.
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