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Mar132010

Cave Team Receives BioPak Rebreather Training

The Cave and Technical Rescue Team took possession of a number of BioPak 240 rebreathers that were purchased by The State of California as part of a grant. The "User" level of training was completed on Saturday with members of 3 Los Angeles County SAR teams at the Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Team's station. The 8 hour training included leak testing, flow testing, and other information required to operate the equipment. The second half of the day concluded with about 30 minutes "under oxygen" where we walked around the surrounding neighborhood. The day concluded with a thorough cleaning and disinfecting of all the equipment. Training Sunday will be for "Benchmen", and will include periodic maintenance tasks. We will cover proper o-ring lubrication, more detailed leak detection, and other related service concerns. Our job will be to reassemble all of the cleaned and disinfected devices from Saturday.

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