The primary function of the RIT is firefighter rescue. The RIT may be deployed to carry out two basic types of operation, the search for and removal of a lost or disoriented firefighter(s), and/or the extrication and removal of an injured firefighter(s). A team is formed when personnel are operating where an actual or possible respiratory, entanglement/entrapment, and/or thermal hazard exists.

Initial Rapid Intervention Team (IRIT) - Two (2) members of the second or third arriving company who are assigned for the rapid deployment to rescue lost or trapped members.

Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) - A dedicated team of four (3) personnel who are assigned to rescue trapped or lost members. They report directly to the Incident Commander (IC) or Operations Chief (OC).

RIT Team Members

     Dwayne Brown             Billy Campbell             Paul Brown

      Mike Creehan             Barry Davis

  
   Chuck McConnell           Joe Wintz