OGD -Publication 2218-1 
OFFICE OF CIVILIAN DEFENSE 
RESCUE SECTION - MEDICAL DIVISION 
SYLLABUS 
COURSE IN RESCUE TECHNIQUE 
FOR RESCUE SERVICE PERSONNEL 
PILOT SCHOOL 
BUREAU OF MINES EXPERIMENT STATION 
4S00 FORBES STREET 
PITTSBURGH, PSNNSYIVANIA 
October 4-14, 1943 
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TIME 
SUBJECT 
LECTURER 
Monday 
Oct. 4 
8;30 a.m. 
to 
9:00 a.m. 
Registration, Introduction of Glass Members, Formation of 
Classes ■ 
... 
9:00 a.m. 
to 
9:30 a.m. 
Introductory Remarks 
S. .H. Ash 
Chief, Rescue Section 
Office of Civilian Defense 
Washington, D. G. 
9;30 a.m. 
to 
11:00 a.m. 
The Medical Division, Office of Civilian Defense 
Importance and significance of Field Care and Transportation 
of the Injured in Rescue work 
Seorge Baehr, M. D. 
Chief Medical Officer 
Office of Civilian Defense 
Washington, D. G. 
$ 
11:00 a.m. 
to 
\2:00 m. 
3 
The Protection Branch of the Office of Civilian Defense 
Major General U. S. Grant, 3rd 
Chief, Protection Branch 
Office of Civilian Defense 
Washington, D. C. 
3s 
12:00 ra. 
to 
1:00 p.m. 
Lunch 
1:00 p.m. 
to 
2:00 p.m. 
General and local organization and operation of the U. S. 
Citizens Defense Corps; the Control Center; the Air Raid 
Warning System and Blackouts 
H. van Zile Hyde, M. D. 
Chief, Field Casualty Section 
Office of Civilian Defense 
Washington, D, C, 
2:00 p.m. 
to 
3:00 p.m. 
The Bureau of Mines. Interest and participation in the 
Rescue Service. 
Dr. R. R. Sgyers 
D irector, U. S. Bureau of Mines 
Washington, D. G. 
3:00 p.m. 
t 0 
4:00 p.m. 
Film showing Rescue Squad in Action in Britain 
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2 
h - I5I+8-P3 -BU-COS -WP DAY MD 
TIME 
SUBJECT 
LECTURER 
Monday 
Oct, 4 
• - - ■ 
7:00 p,m. 
Emergency First Aid tc the Injured 
Bureau cf Mines Personnel 
to 
9:00 p.m. 
(Lecture and Practice) 
(Any time left over can be spent in visiting facilities 
of the Bureau of Mines Experiment Station, or attending 
to hotel accommodations) 
3 
k-l^ho-Tk-BU-COS-WP DAY AND 
TIME 
SUBJECT 
LECTURER 
Tuesday 
Oct, 5 
8:00 a.m. 
to 
10:00 a.m. 
Latest Developments in Incendiaries and 
(Locture) 
Techniques of Control 
J. L. Danks 
Fire Defense Section 
Office of Civilian Defense 
Washington, D. C. 
10:00 a.m, 
to 
11:00 a.m. 
Chemistry of Fire 
(Lecture) 
Capt. Averill J. Hammer 
Chemical Warfare Service 
Edgowood Arsenal 
11:00 a.m. 
to 
12:00 m. 
Handling Minor Fires 
(Lecture) 
J. L. Danks 
Fire Defense Section 
Office of Civilian Djfense 
Washington, D. G. 
12:00 m, 
to 
1:00 p.m. 
Lunch 
1:00 p.m, 
to 
2 :00 p,m. 
Organization and Operation of the Fire 
(Lecture) 
Department 
J. L. Danks 
Fire Defense Section 
Office cf Civilian Defense 
2:00 p.m, 
to 
3:00 p.m. 
Organization, Functions, Development and Control of the 
Rescue Service, The Rescue Squad and Depot (Motes 
on British Practice) 
S. H. Ash, Chief 
Rescue Section 
Office of Civilian Defense 
Washingto n, D. C. 
3:00 p,ra, 
to 
4:00 p.m. 
Organizing and Equipping a Rescue Service on A •County 
and local level. 
Theodore Whitosell 
Chief of Rescue Service 
Northampton County, Pa. 
4:00 p.m, 
to 
5:00 p.m. 
Organizing and Equipping a Rescue Service on a Metropolitan 
lev el. 
Roy A. MacGregor 
Chief of Rescue Service 
Allegheny County, Pa, 
k - -BU-COS -WP DAY AM) 
TIME 
SUBJECT 
LECTURER 
Tuesday 
Oct, 5 
7:00 p.m. 
Emergency First Aid to the Injured (lecture and practice) 
Bureau cf Mines Personnel 
tc 
9:00 p.m. 
- 
k-1^8-P6 -BXJ-COS -WP DAY AND 
TIME 
SUBJECT 
LECTURER 
Vfednesday 
Oct. 6 
8:00 a.m. 
to 
S:00 a.m. 
Organizing and Equipping a Rescue Service on a State level 
(Lecture) 
Roger W. Wheeler 
Chief, Rescue Serviee 
State of Rhode Island 
9:00 a.m. 
to 
12:00 m. 
Emergency Field Care and Transportation of the Injured 
(Lecture and demonstration) 
A. Wm, Reggio, M. D. 
Reg i ona1 Med i ca1 Off i cer, 
Office of Civilian Defense 
Boston, Massachusetts 
12:00 m. 
to 
1:00 p.rn. 
Lunch. 
• 
1:00 p.rn. 
to 
2:00 p.m. 
Rescue Squad Equipment (Recommended) 
(Lecture) 
S. E. Ash 
Chief, Rescue Section 
Office of Civilian Defense 
Washington, D. C, 
2:00 p. m. 
to 
3:00 p.m. 
Building structures/ Framed ' and Unfrained Building, s 
Single-stopy and Multi-story, Subways and Sub-surface 
Quarters and Utilities (Lecture 
P. S. Miller 
Regional Rescue Officer 
Rescue Section 
Office of Civilian Defense. 
3:00 p.m, 
to 
5:00 p.m. 
Inter-Service Cooperation in Rescue Technique, Mining, 
Tunneling, Building Trade and Heavy Construction 
Personnel and Facilities (Lecture) 
Fred W. Stiefel 
Consulting Mining-Civil Engineer 
New York, New York 
7:00 p.m. 
to 
9:00 p.m. 
Emergency First Aid to the Injured 
(Lecture and practice) 
Bureau of Mines Personnel 
6 
k ~15ko -P7 -3U-C0S-VJP DAY AND 
TIME 
SUBJECT 
LECTURER 
Thursday 
Oct. 7 
f 
8:00 a.in, 
to 
10:00 a.m. 
High Explosive Bombs; Types, Effects on Buildings, Protection 
against Bombs, Air Raid Shelters; (British and American 
Experience), (Lecture) 
Richard Fine, 
Protective Construction Unit 
Engineering Section 
Office of Civilian Defense 
Washington, D, C, 
10.:00 a,m. 
to 
11;,00 a.m. 
Flammability of the Common Gases and Vapors, (Utility gases. 
Refrigerants, etc.) Encountered at Incidents 
(Lecture) 
Dr. George Jones 
Senior Chemist 
Explosive Division 
U, S. Bureau of Mines 
Pittsburgh, Pa, 
11:00 a.m, 
to 
12:00 m. 
Toxicology of the Common Gases and Vapors Encountered at 
Incidents, (Lecture) 
Dr. H, H, Schrenk 
Chief Chemist 
U, S, Bureau of Mines 
Pittsburgh, Pa, 
12:00 m. 
to 
1:00 p.m. 
Lunch 
1:00 p.m, 
to 
5:00 p.m. 
Introduction tc Mine Rescue Training, Application tc Rescue 
at Incidents 
(Lecture and Demonstrations) 
J. V, Berry, Director 
Safety and Compensation Industrial 
Collieries Company 
Johnstown, Pa, 
Frank Griffith 
Mining Engineer 
Safety Division 
U, S. Bureau of Mines 
7:00 p.m, 
tc 
9:00 p.m. 
The All-Service Gas Mask 
Hose Mask, or Supplied Air Respirator, Self-contained 
Oxygon-Breathing (Practice) 
Bureau of Mines Personnel 
7 
U -WP DAY AMD 
TIME 
SUBJECT 
LECTURER 
Friday 
Oct, 8 
8:00 a.m, 
to 
9:00 a.m. 
Methods of Detecting Common Gases 
(Lecture and demonstration) 
C, H . Dodge 
AssistantChief, Rescue Section 
Office of Civilian Defense 
Washington, D. C, 
9:00 a.m, 
to 
10:00 a.m. 
Manufacturing, Distribution and Control cf 
Utility Services, Electricity (Lecture) 
Henry Eliason, Engineer 
Consolidated Edison Company 
New York, New York 
10:00 a.m, 
to 
12:00 m. 
Methods of Protection against Common Gases, 
Vapors and Dusts Encountered at Incidents 
(Lecture) 
Dr. ?», P, Yant 
Research Director 
Mine Safety Appliances Company 
Pittsburgh, Pa, 
12:00 n. 
to 
1:00 p , in , 
Lunch 
1:00 p,m. 
to 
2:00 p.m. 
Manufacturing, Distribution and Control of Utility 
Services, Gas and Steam (Lecture) 
Henry Eliason, Engineer 
Consolidated Edison Company 
New York, New York 
2:00 p.m. 
to 
5:00 p.m. 
Rescue Squad Equipment, Vehicles and Operations 
(Lecture, Demonstrations by Trained Rescue 
Squad) 
Theodore Whitesell 
Chief, Rescue Service and Selected 
Rescue Squad 
No rthampton C ounty, Pa, 
7:00 p,!?. 
to 
9:00 p.m. 
Emergency First Aid to the Injured 
(Lecture and practice) 
Bureau of Mines Personnel 
U-15^8-P9-BU-C0S-WP DAY AND 
time 
SUBJECT • 
LECTURER 
Saturday 
Oct. 9 
8:00 a.m. 
to 
12:00 m. 
Mine Rescue Training, Application to Rescu 
,g at Incidents 
Bureau of Mines Personnel 
12:00 in. 
to 
1:00 p.m. 
Lunch 
1:00 p .in. 
to 
3:00 p.m. 
Inter-Service and Mobilization of Utility 
(Lecture) 
Emerge ncy Sorvi c e 
Henry Eliason, Engineer 
Consolidated Edison Company 
Nov/ York, Now York 
3:00 p.m. 
to 
4:uO p.m. 
Organization of Training and Organization 
(Lecture) 
of Schools 
S. H. Ash 
Chief, Rescue Section 
Office of Civilian Defense 
Washington, D. C. 
4:00 p.m. 
to 
5:00 p.m. 
How to Train 
The Responsibility of Every Instructor 
(Lecture) 
Dr. Kenneth L. Heaton 
Principal Consultant 
Training Section 
Office of Civilian Defense 
Washington, D. C. 
14- -15M&TP1 °-bu-cos-wp DAY AND 
TIME 
SUBJECT 
LECTURER 
Monday 
Oct, 11 
8:00 a.m, 
to 
10:00 a.in. 
Rescue Training Practice in the United Kingdom (Lecture) 
S, H, Ash, Chief 
Rescue Section 
Office of Civilian Defense 
Yyashington, D, C, 
10:00 g,m# 
to 
12:00 m,. 
Ropes, Knots, end Lashings 
Representative 
U. S, Maritime Service 
12:00 m, 
to 
1:00 p«.m. 
Lunch 
1:00 p.m, 
to 
5:00 p*m. 
Ropes, Knots and Lashings 
Repr c s entat ive 
U, S, Maritime Service 
3:00 p.m, 
to 
5:00 p.m. 
ApoIdeations of Heavy Equipment 
(Lecture) 
7:00 p.m., 
to 
9:00 p.m. 
Mine Rescue Training, Application to Rescue at Incidents 
Bureau of Mines Personnel 
10 
U-l^-Pll-BU-COS-W? DAY AMD 
TIME 
SUBJECT 
LECTURER 
Tuesday 
Oct. 12 
* 
S;00 a.m. 
to 
9:00 a.m. 
Wat or Supply Systoms and Damage to Wat er Mains 
Roger W. Sstey 
Superintendent, Water Works 
Danvers, Massachusetts 
9:00 a.m. 
to 
11:00 a.m. 
Shoring and Demolition 
(Lecture and Demonstrations) 
P. S, Miller 
Regional Rescue Officer 
Rescue Section 
Office of Civilian Defense 
11:00 a.m. 
to 
12:00 m. 
Action of Rescue Squad on Alarms and Call-outs, Contacting 
Officers, and Leadership at Incidents 
Rescue Section Personnel 
12:00 m. 
to 
1:00 p.m* 
Lunch 
- 
1:00 p.m. 
to 
5:00 p.m. 
Trip through Mine Safety Appliances Company Plant 
By Mine Safety Appliances Co. 
7:00 p.m. 
to 
9:00 p.m. 
Emergency First Aid to Injured 
Bureau of Mines Personnel 
11 
h -WP DAY AND 
TIMS 
SUBJECT 
LECTURER 
Wednesday 
Oct. 13 
8:00 a.m. 
to 
10:00 a.m. 
Reconnaissance and Rescue by Stages 
(Lecture) 
S. H. Ash, Chief 
Rescue Section 
Office of Civilian Defense 
Washington, D, C, 
10:00 a.m, 
to 
12:00 m. 
Rescue by Clearance of Debris 
(Lecture) 
P. S. Miller, Regional Officer 
Rescue Section 
Office of Civilian Defense 
Washington, D, C, 
12 sOO m. 
to 
1:00 p.m. 
Lunch 
1:00 p ,m. 
to 
6:00 p.m. 
Rescue by Trenching and Tunneling 
(Lecture and Practice) 
Rescue Section Personnel 
7:00 p.m, 
to 
9:00 p.m. 
Emergency First Aid to the Injured 
Bureau of Mines Personnel 
k -15^8-P15 -BtT-COS -WP DAY AM) 
T I?5E 
SUBJECT 
LECTURER 
Thursday 
Oct • 14 
8:00 a ,m. 
to 
9:00 a.m. 
Rescue in the Presence of Common Gases 
(Lecture) 
Charles H. Dodge 
Assistant Chief, Rescue Section 
Office of Civilian Defense 
Washington, D. C, 
9:00 a.m. 
to 
10:00 a.m. 
Recovery of the Dead; Salvage of Property and Valuables 
(Lecture) 
Dr, Victor E. Vogel 
Administrative Director 
Blood Plasma Section 
U. S. Office of Civilian Defense 
Washington, D. C,' 
10:00 a.m. 
to 
12:00 in. 
Chemical Warfare Agents, First Aid for Chemical Casualties, 
Protective Equipment, Gas Protection Methods, and 
Organization (Lecture) 
Dr. Eugene W, Scott 
Chief Gas Officer' 
Office of Civilicn Defense 
Wa s h i ngt on, D. C. 
12:00 n. 
to 
1:00 p.m. 
Lundh 
1:00 p.m. 
to 
2:00 p.m. 
Rescue in Presence of War Gases, Decontamination 
(Lecture) 
Gas Protection Section 
Office of Civilian Defense 
Washington, D. C. 
2:00 p.m. 
to ’ 
3:00 p.m. 
Gas Chamber (Exercise) 
Lt, M. R. Vickers, C.W,S. 
Third Service Command 
Balt imo re, Ma ry1and 
3:00 p.m, 
to 
5:00 p.m. 
i 
Gas Identification (Exercise) 
DecontamLnati on (Exer c ise ) 
Lt. M. R. Vickers, C.W.S. 
Third Service Command 
Baltimore, Maryland 
! 
7:00 ip.m. 
to 
9:00 p.m. 
Emergency First Aid to the Injured 0* “ *>N\ 
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Bureau cf Mines Personnel 
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