Course D

Emergency Services

Course organiser:Gus Gale

3 Jul:
James Thompson on : 'ECAN-Civil defenseJames is the Leader of The Regional Emergency Management Team and the Canterbury Civil Defence Emergency Management Group.

10 Jul:
Pete Corbett on 'LandSAR: 'Pete is a former Police SAR Coordinator, and now Group Support Manager of NZ Land Search and Rescue (LandSAR). He will provide an overview of the volunteer Organisation that provides Land, Sea and Rescue support services to the NZ Police and will also explore some of the underlying principles and methodologies behind land search.

17 Jul:
Richard Smart on 'Emergency Comms.: 'Richard is currently a Telecom-munications specialist with the NZ Fire Service but in his spare time volunteers with the Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Team in Christchurch. Richard will give a brief introduction to 'Ham Radio' and the role that Amateurs play in emergencies with examples from the Christchurch earthquakes, Land, Sea & Rescue, Hurricane Katrina and the recent Cyclone Lusi.

24 Jul:
Geoff Shaw on 'Intensive care': Prof Shaw is a Senior Intensive Care Specialist at the Christchurch Hospital where most of his patients are "accidental tourists" both literally and metaphorically speaking. Geoff's role is to help those who are at the end result of other Emergency Services coming to their aid.

31 Jul:
John Thompson on 'NZ Coast Guard: '"Coastguard, the Charity Saving Lives at Sea" - John will cover the activities of this charity both nationally and locally with emphasis on its people and their dedication to saving lives in the Canterbury area and with some interesting technical points for those with a nautical bent. John is a retired General Manager of a Large Engineering firm, but for the last 9 years has been a Volunteer Senior Crew Member, and Coxswain (Unit Operations Manager) of the local North Canterbury Coastguard which covers The Waimakariri and Ashley Units in North Canterbury. He will describe how this organisation operates and some of the situations where they are called to help.