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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Trail blocked by river — need to ford without drowning or hypothermia.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Water muddy rising, debris floating — flood coming.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Knee-deep fast current or cannot see bottom.
Scene hazards: Drowning, Hypothermia, Flash flood
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Stop. Assess depth with stick.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If above knee or fast — do not enter.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cross at dawn before snowmelt peak.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Angle downstream slightly — never cross downstream feet first.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If swept — float feet downstream, back paddle to eddy.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call rescue if stranded on wrong bank with no safe return.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Near-drowning and hypothermia need hospital even if conscious.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Wait for water to drop rather than risk crossing at peak.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT cross on log if wet — fall is fatal.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT tie rope around waist to both banks — entrapment drowning.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Strong swimmers can always cross chest-deep rivers
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Current force exceeds swimming strength. Many drown in shallow-looking rapids.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Fatal sweep into strainer or waterfall downstream.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Moving water exerts surprising force on legs.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cold water causes gasp reflex and muscle failure.